Former UFC Fighter Ben Askren is a ventilator, and his wife prays for a “miracle”
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Former UFC star and Olympic wrestler I’m asking According to his wife, he remains in the hospital due to an illness that left the doctor considering a lung transplant.
Askren’s wife Amy said in a Facebook post Tuesday that her husband was on “Limbo” “Good” and “bad” days Prompt for another update.
“Ben has been at Limbo for a while so I haven’t shared any updates. I was hoping he would wake up and be someone who decides what to share…” she wrote on Facebook.
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Ben Askren during UFC 235 at T-Mobile Arena. (Stephen R. Sylvanie-Usa Today Sports)
“Ben is still supporting him to support him between ventilators and healing. Good days and bad, but they managed to pull away enough sedation to open his eyes and squeeze his hands.
“The transplant is such a blessing, and I am overwhelmed by the idea that he will receive such a gift. No one will take better care of that gift than Ben.”
She revealed her husband earlier this month.”I developed severe pneumonia It came very suddenly. ”
Olympian Ben Askren points to the crowd as he enters the mat to face Olympian and New Jersey native Jordan Burrows (not pictured) during Beat the Street “Grapple in the Garden” in New York on Monday, May 6, 2019. (Danielle Parhizkaran/northjersey.com)
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Askren recently signed Authentic American Freestyle – Hulk Hogan ventures wanting to popularize professional freestyle wrestling.
I was 40 years old NCAA He was the champion in the 170 pound divisions in 2006 and 2007, and continued to compete for Team USA at the 2008 Olympics. He won gold medals at the 2005 Pan American Championship and the 2009 World Championship.
He made his full transition to MMA fighting when he debuted with Bellator in 2010. He then competed in one championship before joining the UFC.
Ben Askren is standing up before a welterweight match against Brazilian Demian Maia at the UFC Fight Night event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on October 26, 2019. (Jeff Bottari/Zafa LLC via Getty Images)
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He was defeated by Robbie Roller by submission at UFC 235 before losing to Jorge Masvidal in a famous match. In 2021 he fought Jake Paul in a boxing match.
Ryan Gaydos of Fox News contributed to this report.
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