Twitter beef! Michael Bisping vs. Ben Askren

When someone utters the phrase "outspoken MMA fighter", a few guys come to mind. Chael Sonnen is probably the first (and the reigning champ). Not far behind would be one of Chael's former opponents, Michael Bisping. He usually has something to say to pretty much fighter that dares to say anything to him, and today he got into it with another outspoken fighter - Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren. Askren's teammate Alan Belcher is facing Bisping at UFC 159, and I guess he felt the need to call Bisping out. Bisping responded, and...well, you can read the whole thing below.

It started with Bisping taking a shot at his last opponent, Vitor Belfort, for his use of TRT after Vitor made a joke about him:

This is where Askren piped up about Belcher:

And the race was on:

There's no real winner when two grown men attempt to one-up each other on the internet, but if I was forced to pick a winner, I'd go with Bisping. What do you say, folks? Vote below!

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