It’s On! Ben Askren Hints That He Already Has A Targeted Opponent | UFC News

Former ONE Championship welterweight title holder Ben Askren is now nearing a fight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). With that in mind, it would appear that the former champion may already have an opponent in mind.

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The UFC is currently negotiating to trade former flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson for ONE Championship’s Ben Askren. The deal has not yet been finalized, but reports claim the negotiations are nearly done.

Ben Askren has since entered a heated social media exchange with former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till.

“Hey @darrentill2 you feel like going on a losing streak?”

“Who the f*ck are you ? I’ve had one loss don’t be thinking your gonna come over here and ruin everyone, trust me I would knock the curly hair out your head you hillbilly.”

“Ben all I do is chat absolute horse sh*t askren”

“Sounds like a yes to me. Keep your dance card open you are about to get taken to Funky town.”

“Your twitter trash talk is embarrassingly bad, it’s worse than your performance against @TWooodley ! Now when you get asked to sign the contract for real make sure you do it son.”

Now taking to Instagram, Ben Askren has come forward to hint that Darren Till may be his first opponent inside the octagon. Check it out below.

“Get used to that losing feeling! Found my first victim.”

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