Ben Askren and Jorge Masvidal revisit UFC 239’s five-second flying-knee knockout

MMA Fighting reports the former rivals discussed their July 2019 bout on Masvidal’s Death Row MMA show. Masvidal knocked Askren out with a flying knee in five seconds. Askren said the forward, angled approach caught him off guard. Masvidal said he had studied Askren’s tendency to shoot for a takedown when opponents closed the distance and planned his opening attack around it.