ONE champion Askren vs Luis Santos on Nov 13
ONE officials confirmed Luis Santos will get a rematch against Ben Askren in the main event of the ONE: Pride of Lions card at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Nov. 13.
The best welterweight outside the UFC and perhaps the best fighter outside the UFC, Ben Askren, has his next title defense lined up. ‘Funky’ will have a rematch vs. 35-year-old ATT BJJ black belt Luis Santos, a veteran of more than 70 professional fights.
Adam Hill has the story for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
ONE officials confirmed Santos will get a rematch against Askren in the main event of the ONE: Pride of Lions card at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Nov. 13.
“I’ve been training hard and can’t wait to get Santos back in the cage and make him humble,” Askren said.
The unbeaten former Bellator champion was tested early against Santos, who was able to thwart Askren’s takedown attempts and even get the 2008 Olympian and two-time NCAA champion wrestler to the ground.
Santos, however, caught an eye poke and couldn’t continue, even after the allotted five minutes to recover.
“Santos gave me his best shots in the last fight and when they didn’t work he faked the eye injury to get out of the fight,” Askren said. “I can’t wait to get him in the cage again.
“He isn’t tough enough to beat me.”
