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Jake Paul Set to Box Ben Askren, the Worst Striker in the Modern Era of the UFC on April 17th

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  Jake Paul Set to Box Former UFC Fighter Ben Askren  Prominent social media influencer, Jake Paul is now set to take on Ben Askren in a boxing match. Paul opens as a -180 favorite in this bout, which would be disrespectful if it were against any other high-level mixed martial artist. For Askren, it makes sense. Ben Askren is arguably the worst striker of the modern era of the UFC. In an era where mixed martial arts fighters have become very well rounded, Ben Askren is a relic of MMA's past stylistically. Askren is a pure wrestler and was very good at it but has virtually no striking skills or even raw punching power to speak of. Normally you'd be wondering why he is crossing over to boxing. The matchup makes as much sense as the rest of this bout because Jake Pual isn't even a real boxer and has never fought one for that matter. An actual professional boxer or even an MMA fighter with UFC average striking skills would likely be too much for the young influencer at this poi