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Ben Askren’s Health: What Happened to Him & Update After Double Lung Transplant

The former mixed martial arts fighter underwent a double lung transplant after a battle with pneumonia, and he ‘died four times,’ Ben said. Get an update on his health.

At the time, Amy also pointed out that she was “trying to keep life as normal as possible for our children currently and doing our best to support them thoughtfully, so please refrain from discussing it with them for now.” Ben is still on a ventilator and ECMO [Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, a lung-support system] to support him while he heals. In the Instagram video he shared on July 9, Ben said the scale read 147 pounds, which he hadn’t weighed since he was 15 years old.

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