UFC, ONE Championship consent to Demetrious Johnson, Ben Askren bargain
The primary significant exchange MMA history is a done arrangement.
UFC has authoritatively consented to discharge previous flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson from his agreement with the end goal to enable him to sign with ONE Championship.
Consequently, ONE has consented to discharge previous welterweight champion Ben Askren from his agreement with the end goal to sign with UFC.
Considering the two warriors had numerous battles left on their particular gets, an exchange of this extent has never been done in MMA.
One Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong formally declared the transactionon Twitter on Saturday, while Johnson communicated his energy with the proceed onward an online life post.
Both Johnson and Askren are relied upon to sign manages their new associations sooner rather than later, sources told ESPN.
After Johnson (27-3-1) lost the title to Henry Cejudo in August, sources revealed to ESPN that an arrangement was incubated to leave UFC. Be that as it may, UFC required motivator to discharge Johnson from his arrangement. Sources said that is the point at which Johnson's delegates at First Round Management concocted the plan to pitch sending Askren over to UFC, pending his assent.
Matt Hume, Johnson's mentor at AMC Pankration in Kirkland, Washington, additionally fills in as ONE's VP of tasks.
When all gatherings concurred on the parameters of the exchange, the arrangement was finished.
The misfortune to Cejudo snapped Johnson's 13-battle win streak and in addition his record dash of 11 effective title protections.
Askren (18-0, 1 NC), a previous Bellator welterweight champion, declared his retirement following his first-round triumph over Shinya Aoki in November 2017. Following his declaration, in any case, Askren said he was available to battling any semblance of Georges St-Pierre or Rory MacDonald.
Askren and Johnson, in the midst of late exchange reports, have recognized the exchange via web-based networking media. Askren has gone above and beyond provoking probably the greatest names on the UFC program.
Introductions for the two contenders have not been set as of now.
Consequently, ONE has consented to discharge previous welterweight champion Ben Askren from his agreement with the end goal to sign with UFC.
Considering the two warriors had numerous battles left on their particular gets, an exchange of this extent has never been done in MMA.
One Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong formally declared the transactionon Twitter on Saturday, while Johnson communicated his energy with the proceed onward an online life post.
Both Johnson and Askren are relied upon to sign manages their new associations sooner rather than later, sources told ESPN.
After Johnson (27-3-1) lost the title to Henry Cejudo in August, sources revealed to ESPN that an arrangement was incubated to leave UFC. Be that as it may, UFC required motivator to discharge Johnson from his arrangement. Sources said that is the point at which Johnson's delegates at First Round Management concocted the plan to pitch sending Askren over to UFC, pending his assent.
Matt Hume, Johnson's mentor at AMC Pankration in Kirkland, Washington, additionally fills in as ONE's VP of tasks.
When all gatherings concurred on the parameters of the exchange, the arrangement was finished.
The misfortune to Cejudo snapped Johnson's 13-battle win streak and in addition his record dash of 11 effective title protections.
Askren (18-0, 1 NC), a previous Bellator welterweight champion, declared his retirement following his first-round triumph over Shinya Aoki in November 2017. Following his declaration, in any case, Askren said he was available to battling any semblance of Georges St-Pierre or Rory MacDonald.
Askren and Johnson, in the midst of late exchange reports, have recognized the exchange via web-based networking media. Askren has gone above and beyond provoking probably the greatest names on the UFC program.
Introductions for the two contenders have not been set as of now.
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