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Former UFC star and Olympic Wrestler Ben Askren remains in the hospital due to a disease that has left doctors considering a lung transplant, according to his wife.
Asken’s wife, Amy, said Tuesday in a Facebook post that her husband has been in “Limbo” with “good” and “bad” days and got another update.
“I haven’t shared an update because Ben has been in Limbo for a while and I was hoping to make him wake up and be the one to decide what to share …” she wrote on Facebook.
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Ben Askren under UFC 235 in T-Mobile Arena. (Stephen R. Sylvanie-usa Today Sports)
“Ben is still on a fan and ECMO to support him while he heals. There are good days and bad, but on the good they have been able to wean his sedation enough for him to open his eyes and squeeze hands. His body can’t manage to get out of sedation too much yet.
“I know that transplants are such a blessing and I am overwhelmed by the idea that he is receiving such a gift. No one would take better care of that gift than bone.”
She revealed earlier this month that her husband “developed severe pneumonia that came very suddenly.”
Olympian Ben Askren points to the crowd as he enters the mat to meet colleague Olympian and New Jersey native Jordan Burroughs (not depicted) under the streets “grabbele at the garden” on Monday, May 6, 2019 in New York. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Northjersey.com)
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Askren recently signed with Really American freestyle – Hulk Hogan -Venture in the hope of popularizing professional freestyle wrestling.
The 40-year-old was one Ncaa Champion in the 170 -pound division in 2006 and 2007 and continued to compete for Team USA in the 2008 Olympics. He won gold medals in the Pan American Championships in 2005 and the World Cup in 2009.
He made his full transition to MMA matches when he debuted in Bellator in 2010. He then competed in a championship before he undertook UFC.
Ben Askren stands in his corner ahead of his welterweight match against Demian Maia from Brazil during the UFC Fight Night event at Singapore Indoor Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Singapore. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
He defeated Robbie Lawler via submission on UFC 235 before losing against Jorge Masvidal in a high -profile match. By 2021 he fought Jake Paul in a boxing match.
