UFC Fans Took to Twitter to Offer Ben Askren a Lesson in Economics Following His Comments About “Best Performing Currency”

Notable UFC welterweight and retired mixed martial artist, Ben Askren became the center of attraction on Twitter. Askren has been keeping tabs on the Ukraine-Russian conflict and shared a Tweet along those lines.

The 37-year-old saw his fighting days come to a close on an unfortunate losing streak. Since breaking away from the daily routine of MMA, Askren has been quite active on Twitter. His recent post about the Russian economy outdoing every other country turned the thread into a laugh riot for trolls.

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Russia has been singled out since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and that is what Askren referred to in this tweet.

Fans weren’t in complete agreement with Askren, and some even found his views strange. The MMA community gathered around to share key insights and some even trolled him incessantly.

Ben Askren falls prey to online trolling

The former UFC fighter drew a lot of flak from the community, as fans called him out. This fan offered his thoughts on the matter and called the sudden rise, “Mirage”. 

Another fan stated that the government has laid out elaborate plans to elevate its economy. He countered the previous tweet and stated the economy is actually doing well.

This fan mocked Askren and his undying faith in Bitcoin by comparing it with a tangible investment.

This fan called the sudden surge volatile and briefly explained the concept and how it impacts an economy.

More members of the community suggested that mixed martial artists should not comment on economics. One fan even stated that he 0nly follows the retired fighter for his tweets on economics.

This fan alleged that the energy trade with other countries has helped revive their economy.

The tweet urged another fan to comment that Russia was not the best performing currency but it didn’t offer any insights.

The sudden surge experienced in the current week has baffled this fan as he compared the economy’s situation with that from the past week.

Further, another fan shared a hilarious NBA gif, implying that the sudden rise would soon meet a similar downward fall.

However, Askren loves fan interactions and oftentimes he goes out of the way to engage with them. Throughout his time in the UFC, he has poked fun at anything and everything and even himself.

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