Former Ufc Fighter Askren Gets Double Lung Transplant

Former UFC combatant Ben Askren has received a "double lung transplant" aft being hospitalised pinch "severe pneumonia".

Askren, 40, retired from MMA successful 2019 aft a short stint successful nan UFC.

Earlier this month, Askren was admitted to infirmary successful Wisconsin and placed connected ventilator and put connected nan transplant list.

His wife, Amy, wrote connected Facebook that her hubby was "completely patient conscionable 5 weeks ago".

"We are everlastingly thankful to nan philanthropist and his family. This is nan opening of a caller manner for Ben, but each caller time he has is simply a gift," she said.

"I'm hopeful that successful coming weeks Ben will beryllium capable to springiness nan adjacent update, but hopefully he will hold until nan narcotics deterioration off."

Askren developed pneumonia aft suffering from staph infection and connected Saturday, Jake Paul made a nationalist plea for donations to beryllium made for his recovery. Paul beat Askren successful a boxing match successful 2021.

Askren is considered 1 of nan champion American wrestlers of his procreation and was a welterweight champion successful Bellator and ONE Championship.

Before moving into MMA, Askren was a two-time nationalist champion successful wrestling and a personnel of nan 2008 United States Olympic team.

Askren was unbeaten successful 20 fights erstwhile he signed for nan UFC successful 2019, successful what was an different move successful MMA.

The UFC traded their flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson to ONE Championship, receiving Askren successful return.

It is still nan only clip a type of "trade" has happened successful awesome MMA and was a immense daze astatine nan clip successful 2018.

Askren was hugely celebrated successful nan UFC, winning his debut against Robbie Lawler earlier slipping to defeats to Jorge Masvidal and Demian Maia.

He retired from MMA pinch 19 wins successful 22 fights. He has 3 children and runs his ain wrestling academy successful Wisconsin.