What happened to Ben Askren? Former UFC fighter shares his near-death experience from ventilator, find out full story | The Express Tribune

Former UFC fighter Ben Askren shared the harrowing experience of being placed on a ventilator after developing pneumonia from a bacterial infection, before receiving a double lung transplant. The 40-year-old, who retired from MMA in 2019, was hospitalised in Wisconsin in late May and has lost 50lb (22.7kg) over the span of 45 days. In an Instagram…

ben askren opens up about near death pneumonia battle while on ventilator