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UFC veteran, Ben Askren, announced that he had been released from a hospital on Tuesday after a battle against severe pneumonia led to a double lung transplant.
Askren, 40, published a video update of his vehicle, which his wife Amy was led after his release from the hospital.
“Day 59”, Askren explained how he had lost 50 pounds while being hospitalized. Worse still, he described getting closer to death.
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The UFC fighter, Ben Askren, is waiting for the start of a combat of mixed martial arts between David Branch and Jared Cannonier at UFC 230, in New York, November 3, 2018. (AP photo / Julio Cortez, file)
“I went out, with my beautiful wife. Support. Dude, it was a long trip, and it’s not over because I still can’t walk,” said Askren in the video. “I [have to] Continue to replenish me to do so, among other things. I guess I can shed light because it was me, and I don’t really remember it. But Amy, how close I was to die? “”
After a break, Askren’s wife replied: “Too close. Several times.”
“Ah, guy,” continued Askren. “I do not remember 35 days of this trip, but I think that surgery was 24 to 25 days ago. It was difficult, it was difficult. And I already said it in one of my videos, but the support you gave me, whether it was friends of all the country to visit and drag for a few days – it meant so much. In this situation again for a very, very, very long.
The former UFC star, Ben Askren, says that he “died only 4 times” when he was fighting against painful disease
“So thank you guys, again. All the positive support. All the comments online. Everything. It means so much. I love you guys.”
In a previous video, Askren said that it was “as a film” that he remembered anything from May 28 to July 2.
I only died four times, where the ticker stopped for about 20 seconds, “he said.
Ben Askren is held in his corner before a Welter weight fight against Demian Maia in Brazil during the UFC fighting evening at the interior stadium of Singapore on October 26, 2019, in Singapore. (Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
“But I obtained the double pulmonary transplantation. I got out on the other side. Win a lot of strength. Learning to use everything again. I was on a scale yesterday, 147 pounds. I have not had 147 pounds for 15 years. … So, it was a battle. I don’t remember most.”
Amy Askren said in early July that her husband had received a donor for the double pulmonary transplantation and asked for prayers.
Askren recently signed with Real American Freestyle, The Hulk Hogan Venture in the hope of popularizing professional freestyle struggle.
The 40-year-old was the NCAA champion in the 170-pound division in 2006 and 2007 and participated in the United States team at the 2008 Olympic Games. He won gold medals at the 2005 Pan American championships and the 2009 world championships.
Ben Askren attended a press conference for the first boxing event at the Triller Fight Club in 2021 at the Venetian Las Vegas on March 26, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)
Askren went entirely to MMA’s fights when he made his debut in Bellator in 2010. He participated in a championship before moving to the UFC.
Askren fought Robbie Lawler and won by submission to UFC 235 before falling to Jorge Masvidal. Then, in 2021, Askren fought Jake Paul in a boxing match, and he was eliminated in the first round.
