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The former UFC star and Olympic fighter Ben Askren remains in the hospital due to a disease that has left doctors considering a lung transplant, according to his wife.
Askren’s wife, Amy, said on a Facebook post on Tuesday that her husband has been in “Limbo” with “good” and “bad” days, which caused another update.
“I have not shared an update because Ben has been in Limbo for a while and expected him to wake up and who decides what to share …”, he wrote on Facebook.
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Ben Askren during UFC 235 in T-Mobile Arena. (Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA Today Sports)
“Ben is still in a fan and an ecm to support him while heals. There are good and bad days, but in good, they have been able to weave their sedation enough to open the eyes and press your hands. Your body cannot handle the sedation too much. I am still praying for a miracle with their current lungs, but they are currently starting the evaluation process for a lung transplant.
“I know that transplants are a blessing and I am overwhelmed by the idea that I receive a gift like that. No one would take better care of that gift than Ben.”
She revealed earlier this month that her husband “developed a severe pneumonia that appeared very suddenly.”
The Olympic Ben Askren points to the crowd when he enters the mat to face his Olympic partner and the native of New Jersey, Jordan Burroughs (not in the photo) during the rhythm of the streets “Grapple in the garden” on Monday, May 6, 2019, in New York. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Northjesey.com)
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Askren recently signed with Royal American Free Stream – The Hulk Hogan Venture hoping to popularize free professional wrestling.
The 40 -year -old was a NCAA Champion in the 170 -pound division in 2006 and 2007 and then 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 is in his corner before his Welter weight fight against Demian Maia in Brazil during the UFC fight event in the Singapore Indoor Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Singapore. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC through Getty Images)
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.
