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Ben Askren, a former mixed martial arts competitor who fought at the Olympic Games and UFC, was recently hospitalized with a serious illness, his wife said in a publication on social networks.
Amy Askren revealed that her husband was fighting a disease on a Facebook post on Saturday.
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Ben Askren speaks during a press conference for the opening event of Triller Fight Club at the Venetian Las Vegas on March 26, 2021. (Ethan Miller/Getty images)
“It is possible that I have heard that my husband Ben is going through something. He developed a severe pneumonia that appeared suddenly,” he wrote. “He is currently in the hospital and cannot respond to anything at this time.
“We welcome all prayers for healing and for peace. We are trying to keep life as normal as possible and do everything possible to support them carefully, so refrain from discussing it with them for now.”
Ben Askren recently signed with a true American freestyle, Hulk Hogan’s company hopes to popularize free professional wrestling.
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The Olympic Ben Askren points to the crowd when he enters the mat during the rhythm of the streets “Grapple at the Garden” on May 6, 2019 in New York. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Northjesey.com)
Askren, 40, was an NCAA champion in the 170 -pound division in 2006 and 2007 and competed for the US team. In the 2008 Olympic Games. He won gold medals in the 2005 Pan American Championship and the 2009 World Championship.
He made his full transition to MMA Fighting when he debuted in Bellator in 2010. He then competed in a championship before facing UFC.
Ben Askren during UFC 235 in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, March 2, 2019. (Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA Today Sports)
He defeated Robbie Lawler by submission at UFC 235 before he lost to Jorge Masvidal in a high profile fight. In 2021, he fought against Jake Paul in a boxing match.
