#242 – Ben Askren: Wrestling and MMA

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<p>Ben Askren is a wrestler and MMA fighter, former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight champion, a two-time NCAA wrestling champion and four-time finalist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Notion</b>: <a href="https://notion.com/startups">https://notion.com/startups</a> to get up to $1000 off team plan<br /> &#8211; <b>NI</b>: <a href="https://www.ni.com/perspectives">https://www.ni.com/perspectives</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Onnit</b>: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/onnit">https://lexfridman.com/onnit</a> to get up to 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>NetSuite</b>: <a href="http://netsuite.com/lex">http://netsuite.com/lex</a> to get free product tour</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Ben&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Benaskren">https://twitter.com/Benaskren</a><br /> Ben&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/benaskren/">https://www.instagram.com/benaskren/</a><br /> Ben&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://www.benaskren.com/">https://www.benaskren.com/</a><br /> Ben&#8217;s Wrestling Academy: <a href="https://awawisconsin.com/">https://awawisconsin.com/</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (06:59) &#8211; Woodley vs Jake Paul boxing match<br /> (10:48) &#8211; Askren vs Jake Paul boxing match<br /> (13:23) &#8211; Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Dake<br /> (24:37) &#8211; Askren vs Burroughs charity match<br /> (29:21) &#8211; Champion mentality and handling losses<br /> (43:40) &#8211; Future interest in competition<br /> (53:09) &#8211; Askren&#8217;s early career<br /> (1:03:58) &#8211; Robots wrestling<br /> (1:18:39) &#8211; Olympics<br /> (1:24:46) &#8211; Dagestan wrestling<br /> (1:30:51) &#8211; Askren Wrestling Academy<br /> (1:46:32) &#8211; Khabib Nurmagomedov<br /> (1:53:08) &#8211; 2020 Olympics<br /> (1:54:49) &#8211; Wrestling dominance in MMA</p>