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Ben Askren

1984 - Today

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Benjamin Michael Askren (born July 18, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, professional boxer and Olympic wrestler. He formerly competed in the Welterweight divisions of Bellator Fighting Championships and ONE FC, where he was the longest reigning Bellator Welterweight Champion and longest reigning ONE Welterweight World Champion. He also competed in the welterweight division of the UFC. An accomplished grappler, he was a 2008 US Olympic Team Member and National champion in freestyle wrestling. He also was the 2005 Pan American champion as a freestyle wrestler. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Ben Askren is the 155th most popular martial arts (down from 150th in 2024), the 16,060th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,490th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Ben Askren ranks 155 out of 179. Before him are Shinya Aoki, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Yoon Hyun, Yair Rodríguez, Tyron Woodley, and Sean Strickland. After him are Irakli Tsirekidze, Aljamain Sterling, Holly Holm, Takanori Gomi, Gegard Mousasi, and Michele Monti.

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Among people born in 1984, Ben Askren ranks 547. Before him are Erazem Lorbek, Andrey Silnov, Mimicat, Mario Mutsch, György Grozer, and Ana Maria Popescu. After him are Caterine Ibargüen, Chris Anker Sørensen, Joaquín Larrivey, Martins Dukurs, Julie Engelbrecht, and Anthony Le Tallec.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Askren ranks 16,067 out of 20,380. Before him are Catherine Cortez Masto (1964), Aaron Krickstein (1967), Chris Richards (2000), Cody Walker (1988), Max Sandvoss (1980), and Bruce Furniss (1957). After him are John R. Dilworth (1963), Chuck Stevenson (1919), Thom Tillis (1960), T-Pain (1985), Wynonna Judd (1964), and Richard Hamilton (1978).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In United States

Among martial arts born in United States, Ben Askren ranks 45. Before him are Frank Mir (1979), Donald Cerrone (1983), Eddie Alvarez (1984), Frankie Edgar (1981), Tyron Woodley (1982), and Sean Strickland (1991). After him are Aljamain Sterling (1989), Holly Holm (1981), Tim Sylvia (1976), Dominick Cruz (1985), Chris Weidman (1984), and Robbie Lawler (1982).

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