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Ben Askren Is Set To Fight Jorge Masvidal At The Stacked UFC 239

Ben Askren Is Set To Fight Jorge Masvidal At The Stacked UFC 239

A huge welterweight showdown is heading to Las Vegas.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Ben Askren vs. Jorge Masvidal is slated for UFC 239.

Askren, fresh off beating Robbie Lawler in his UFC debut, is set to meet Masvidal in a welterweight bout at UFC 239 in Las Vegas on July 6.

Askren stretched his perfect MMA record to 19-0 after submitting Lawler in the very first round at UFC 235.

Image: PA
Image: PA

Masvidal, on the other hand, is coming off a stunning victory versus Darren Till at UFC London. He viciously knocked out the former welterweight title challenger with a huge left-hand.

Askren vs. Masvidal is the No.5 ranked fighter vs the No.4 ranked fighter, respectively, so the winner is in pole position to fight for the 170 lbs belt later this year.

The two fighters were trading verbal shots on social media with the ex-Bellator champion claiming Masvidal was scared of fighting him.

Though the American Top Team-fighter has verbally agreed to fight Askren.

UFC 239 takes place at Las Vegas, Nevada, and coincides with UFC International Fight Week.

205 lbs king Jon Jones will defend his title against Brazilian slugger Thiago Santos, with women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes facing Holly Holm in the co-main event.

Ex-UFC middleweight and Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold will make his light-heavyweight debut versus Polish striker Jan Blachowicz.

Here's how UFC 239 looks:

Light-heavyweight title fight: Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos

Women's bantamweight title fight: Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm

Ben Askren vs. Jorge Masvidal

Jan Blachowicz vs. Luke Rockhold

What a card UFC 239 is shaping up to be.

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Topics: Jon Jones, Jorge Masvidal, Ben Askren, Fight News, UFC, MMA

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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