UFC Ex-MMA star Ben Askren battling 'severe pneumonia' in hospital, wife says Askren was an Olympian and briefly fought in UFC By Ryan Gaydos Fox News Published June 8, 2025 11:53am EDT Flipboard ...

Wrestler, MMA fighter Ben Askren recounts double lung transplant: ‘I only died four times’ Ben Askren, shown before a UFC fight in 2018, said in an Instagram video this week that he’s ...

Former MMA champion and UFC welterweight Ben Askren has been hospitalized with severe pneumonia, his wife posted to social media on Saturday. "You may have heard that my husband Ben is going ...

At age 27, he traded a legendary wrestling legacy to begin what turned out to be a decorated career in combat sports. Askren had an undefeated MMA record, winning welterweight titles, while ...

No one would take better care of that gift than Ben." Askren, 40, a former MMA ONE FC and Bellator champion was originally hospitalized in Nevada, but he has since been moved to Wisconsin.

The United States, long the backbone of MMA, has seen a sharp decline in activity. In 2009, more than 6, 266 professional fights took place across the country. This would be the pinnacle for ...