8dESPN 17dBrett Okamoto Ben Askren: 'Why was the public so interested in two guys who weren't very good at boxing, boxing?' play Askren recaps loss to Jake Paul, insists fight was not rigged (2:20) Ben Askren shares his perspective on the fight against Jake Paul and is adamant that the bout was not rigged. (2:20) Ben Askren isn't really sure how to compute what happened over the weekend. The former UFC fighter and multiple-time MMA champion was knocked out in the first round by Jake Paul in a boxing match last Saturday night in Atlanta. Askren, a former Olympic wrestler, was never a great boxer. So, getting stopped wasn't necessarily a huge surprise to many onlookers.