Former UFC fighter, MMA champ and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren is back in the hospital, weeks after he underwent a double lung transplant surgery in June. Askren, 41, shared an update on his health on ...
Ben Askren, the former UFC fighter known as “Funky,” is now recovering after a double lung transplant that cost more than $2 million. In May 2025, the 40-year-old was driven to the hospital with a ...
In the summer of 2025, longtime MMA fighter Ben Askren (who fought and lost a boxing match to Jake Paul in 2021) was hospitalized and in critical condition because of health complications that stemmed ...