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The UFC veteran and Olympic wrestler breaks his silence and details his experience with a life-threatening health scare.
The latest update from Amy Askren, the former UFC star’s wife, was a positive one last week as she confirmed he had been given a double lung transplant. The expensive surgery wasn’t covered by their insurance, but the family received support from the fight world through online donations.
Ben Askren speaks for the first time after a lung transplant following severe pneumonia, sharing his near-death experience and dramatic weight loss.