Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs is still one of the best wrestlers on the planet and he showcased that in a lopsided victory over UFC welterweight Ben Askren at the Beat the Streets ‘Grapple at the Garden’ event in New York City on Monday night.

Burroughs ended Askren’s night with an 11-0 shutout to win the match by technical fall just moments into the second period.

While Askren is a highly accomplished wrestler in his own right as a two-time NCAA champion and 2008 Olympian, he was facing a daunting task going up against Burroughs in this freestyle matchup.

From the start of the match, Burroughs immediately put Askren on the defense after putting the welterweight contender down with a pair of his signature blast double leg takedowns.

He’s a GOAT for a reason.

Jordan Burroughs leaves no doubt over Ben Askren. pic.twitter.com/OK7Bif5rip

— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) May 7, 2019

Burroughs was up 9-0 after the first period and he quickly shot in for another big takedown at the start of the second period to bring the score to 11-0. That ended Askren’s night in a shutout with the technical fall as Burroughs earned the victory.

Burroughs is currently training and preparing for the upcoming World Championships in wrestling where he will attempt to win his fifth gold medal in September ahead of the 2020 Olympic games.

Meanwhile, Askren returned to his roots for the wrestling match but he’s got his own fight to worry about in July when he faces Jorge Masvidal at UFC 239 from Las Vegas.

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Join Michael Chandler as he walks us through his workout routine and prepares for the highly anticipated fight against Patricio Pitbull on Saturday, May 11th at Bellator 221. The event takes place at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.

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Jessica Andrade punched her ticket – quite literally – to a title shot with a Performance of the Night knockout victory of Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 228 in Dallas last year. Andrade faces strawweight champion Rose Namajunas in the main event of UFC 237 on Saturday, May 11.

Andrade has fought for the UFC strawweight title once before. She took Joanna Jedrzejczyk the distance, but ultimately lost a five-round unanimous decision to the champ, who had been unbeatable to that point. 

In Jedrzejczyk’s next fight, however, she would find that she wasn’t invincible, losing via a first-round knockout to Namajunas. She was granted an immediate rematch, but Namajunas again dominated Jedrzejczyk, taking a unanimous nod from the judges. 

Andrade was unable to beat Jedrzejczyk, but styles make fights. So how is her style going to match up against Namajunas. Oddsmakers have the fight extremely close, but will Andrade’s raw power and punching ability overcome the more tactical game of Namajunas or will the champion maintain her belt?

While Namajunas enters the fight coming off of back-to-back wins over Jedrzejczyk, she hasn’t fought in more than a year. Meanwhile, Andrade has won three consecutive bouts against three different opponents – Claudia Gadelha, Tecia Torres, and Kowalkiewicz – since losing to Jedrzejczyk.

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Tune in Saturday, May 11, for full UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade live results from Rio de Janeiro, where Rose Namajunas puts her strawweight belt on the line opposite Jessica Andrade.

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The LFA flyweight division took center stage on Friday night amid the peaks of the Rocky Mountains in Vail, Colo. Brandon Royval made short work of UFC veteran Joby Sanchez, sinking an armbar at the 3:17 mark of the first round in the LFA 65 headliner.

Not to be outdone by Royval, featherweight fighter Joanderson Brito set the bar too high for the main event to clear, as he knocked out Chepe Mariscal in their LFA 65 co-main event bout.

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LFA will make its first trip to Utah on May 10. LFA 66 features a high-stakes featherweight showdown when UFC veteran Tyler Diamond (9-1) squares off with top undefeated prospect Jon Neal (10-0). The co-main event of LFA 66 will bring a welterweight showdown to the Salt Lake City metro area when Utah MMA pioneer Josh “The People’s Warrior” Burkman returns to his hometown to battle fellow UFC veteran William “Patolino” Macário. LFA 66: Diamon vs. Neal takes place on Friday, May 10 at The Maverick Center. The entire main card will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

LFA 65: Royval vs. Sanchez Results

• Main Event – Flyweight Fight – Brandon Royval (9-4) submitted Joby Sanchez (12-5) with an armbar at 3:17 in round one.
• Co-Main Event – Featherweight Fight – Joanderson Brito (11-2-1) knocked out Chepe Mariscal (9-4, 1 NC) at 0:44 in round one.
• Featherweight Fight – Matt Jones (8-3) defeated Youssef Zalal (6-2) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
• Strawweight Fight – Pauline Macias (3-0) defeated Sarah Shell (1-2) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28).
• Middleweight Fight – Adam Stroup (14-5) defeated Hayward Charles (16-13) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
• Bantamweight Fight – Adam Martinez (6-2) submitted Cory Galloway (11-10) via guillotine choke at 2:35 in round three.

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