UFC veteran Ben Askren spoke publicly for the primary time Wednesday since being hospitalized in early June with a life-threatening case of pneumonia, which in the end led to him present process a profitable double lung transplant.
Askren’s spouse, Amy Askren, has periodically supplied updates on her husband’s situation and the method they’ve endured throughout his well being scare because it was first revealed on June 6. After weeks of sedation and a interval in “limbo,” Amy’s updates indicated that her husband was in want of a double lung transplant.
Following the profitable surgical procedure, a noticeably gaunt and emotional Askren posted a video to Instagram addressing every thing that’s occurred over the previous a number of weeks.
The 40-year-old Askren started his MMA profession 19-0 and most notably held the welterweight titles in Bellator MMA and ONE Championship. In 2019, he was part of the primary and solely “MMA commerce,” which noticed him swap from ONE with Demetrious Johnson to hitch the UFC roster. Askren solely fought 3 times for the promotion, all in 2019, earlier than hip accidents in the end led to his retirement.
Since then, Askren has competed as soon as in a professional boxing debut reverse Jake Paul in 2021, however has largely targeted on his teaching profession at his Askren Wrestling Academy in Wisconsin.
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