Ben Askren & Jorge Masvidal Verbally Agree To Fight Each Other
Ben Askren & Jorge Masvidal have reportedly verbally agreed to fight each other inside of the Octagon. The two UFC stars have been exchanging words as of late. That has apparently lead to a fight.
On Friday, ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported that they have agreed to a fight. Of course, a contract to make it official must be signed. Helwani wrote the following about the news:
“Jorge Masvidal has verbally agreed to fight Ben Askren on July 6 in Las Vegas, according to sources. UFC wanted June 8 but that date didn’t work for Masvidal. Askren tells me that date works for him, too. Hoping to finalize it shortly.”
Askren scored a controversial submission win over former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at the UFC 235 pay-per-view event. This marked his promotional debut.
Masvidal scored a second-round knockout over Darren Till in the headliner of UFC on ESPN + 5 (also known as UFC London). The show went down on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at The O2 Arena in London, England.
The UFC 239 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, July 6, 2019, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET and the UFC’s streaming service, Fight Pass.
The promotion will be announcing more bouts for this show in the coming weeks. Here’s the updated card:
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Jon Jones (c) vs. Thiago Santos
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship bout: Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Holly Holm
Light Heavyweight bout: Jan Błachowicz vs. Luke Rockhold
Welterweight bout: Ben Askren vs. Jorge Masvidal
