Ben Askren has long been quite outspoken about all the things he’s come to not appreciate in bjj. From the way classes are held to the way there’ basically no preselection in class participants.
Still his latest dig is quite impressive and somewhat logical even if you’re a bjj fan:
Not trying to start a fight but….. wrestlers hold 7 of 8 male ufc titles and people are meh….. 1 high level BJJ guy chokes a very low level grappler and people be like #BJJ4life
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) February 18, 2019
Love him or hate him Funky seems to have a point as the current UFC champion Roster looks like this:
And there’s also this:
Ben Askren, 2x NCAA Champion (4x NCAA finalist) is one of the most recognized wrestlers in the world. Ben is notorious for being extremely technical and an extremely great instructor.
Check out Ben Askren’s instructional series “Ultimate Askren.“. Ben Askren was an NCAA D-1 Wrestler and is notorious for being one of the greatest and most technical wrestlers on the planet
Ben is a well seasoned combat veteran with an excellent system for bringing someone down to the ground.
Ben makes it easy to implement wrestling on anybody, no matter their size, skill, or athletic level.
