Ben Askren

I think a lot of fans don't know MMA that well. They don't understand the subtleties.

— Ben Askren

I don't really want to be famous.

— Ben Askren

I don't care about having a fancy car. I don't have a lot of the wants and needs that a lot of…

— Ben Askren

When someone decides to come into the UFC, and they don't have a combat sports background, you're kind of thinking, 'Does he…

— Ben Askren

I'm open to any welterweight on Planet Earth.

— Ben Askren

If I'm coaching at my academy, and we were drilling the front headlock, we don't just say, 'OK, now go five-minute goes,'…

— Ben Askren

Young guys kind of have this chip on their shoulder of, 'I want to prove something,' right? 'I've got to prove how…

— Ben Askren

If you can't say where you're going, you're not going to get there. And I've known all along where I'm going, and…

— Ben Askren

I'm not really a soccer fan. I understand they have skill and all that running up and down the pitch and what…

— Ben Askren

Having the letters UFC behind my name is not the be-all, end-all it is for someone. Some people think once they get…

— Ben Askren

When you're competing, you need to be selfish. You need to think of yourself first.

— Ben Askren

A Division I college wrestling team has so many guys at such a high level it'd be like having every single guy…

— Ben Askren

Nate Diaz sucks.

— Ben Askren

Squash - definitely a rich's person sport, and it's only played in a handful of countries.

— Ben Askren

In MMA, all of these coaches are doing their best.

— Ben Askren

I'm dominant positionally, and my hands got power.

— Ben Askren

I'm open to a super fight.

— Ben Askren

There's no honor in faking an injury. There is no integrity, because you are lying about it.

— Ben Askren

I just don't get hit a lot. That's what I'm good at.

— Ben Askren

If I want a kid to be good at a front headlock - which, if you're gonna wrestle at a high level,…

— Ben Askren

I think Georges St-Pierre should go down to fight Tyron Woodley. I think he has a chance.

— Ben Askren

One of the big things is I try not to worry about things I can't control.

— Ben Askren

I have nothing against Bellator at all.

— Ben Askren

Listen folks, if you want your son to grow up to be a man, don't have him run around on a field…

— Ben Askren