http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/12/1...na-white-onefc
Talks about his contract, who he'll fight, if he'll have a crazy entrance/heel character. etc..
"Stephie Daniels: Will you just fight whoever ONE FC asks you to, or will you be pushing them to bring in actual welterweight talent to help you accumulate a better resume?
Ben Askren: When I couldn't sign with the UFC, I think my goal of being Number 1 in the world went out the window. There's just no way of doing that at Welterweight without being in the UFC. I could go 50-0 and as long as it's outside the UFC, I'm not going to be Number 1.
It's kind of a moot point now. My goal can't happen without the UFC, so I'll fight whoever they give me. I'm not overly concerned with it. I've never turned down a fight in my life; I don't plan on starting now, so whoever they want me to fight is who I will fight."
Stephie Daniels: Do you think the UFC is an option in two years, and is it something you will continue to build toward, if it is?
Ben Askren: I don't know. ONE FC gave me a pretty sweet contract, and I'm going to be making a lot of money with them over the course of the next couple years. It's a contract that builds as I keep winning, so at the end of two years, it will be something I have to think about.
The fact that I'm not in the UFC is almost ridiculous at this point. I kind of feel disrespected by it, and I don't know that I'll have a lot of motivation to go back in a couple of years and work for those people.
click link for more interview.
Talks about his contract, who he'll fight, if he'll have a crazy entrance/heel character. etc..
"Stephie Daniels: Will you just fight whoever ONE FC asks you to, or will you be pushing them to bring in actual welterweight talent to help you accumulate a better resume?
Ben Askren: When I couldn't sign with the UFC, I think my goal of being Number 1 in the world went out the window. There's just no way of doing that at Welterweight without being in the UFC. I could go 50-0 and as long as it's outside the UFC, I'm not going to be Number 1.
It's kind of a moot point now. My goal can't happen without the UFC, so I'll fight whoever they give me. I'm not overly concerned with it. I've never turned down a fight in my life; I don't plan on starting now, so whoever they want me to fight is who I will fight."
Stephie Daniels: Do you think the UFC is an option in two years, and is it something you will continue to build toward, if it is?
Ben Askren: I don't know. ONE FC gave me a pretty sweet contract, and I'm going to be making a lot of money with them over the course of the next couple years. It's a contract that builds as I keep winning, so at the end of two years, it will be something I have to think about.
The fact that I'm not in the UFC is almost ridiculous at this point. I kind of feel disrespected by it, and I don't know that I'll have a lot of motivation to go back in a couple of years and work for those people.
click link for more interview.