MMA and wrestling legend Ben Askren has been hospitalized as a result of a case of extreme pneumonia, his spouse has introduced.
Over the course of the previous few days, there was mounting hypothesis relating to the situation of the good Ben Askren. After followers had been requested to hope for him by Ohio State wrestling coach Thomas Ryan, followers had been involved that one thing critical had occurred to the previous UFC star. It led to an outpouring of assist from the neighborhood, a lot of whom know Ben on a private stage.
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As we all know, Askren had an achieved profession in novice wrestling earlier than efficiently transitioning to blended martial arts. After nice spells with Bellator and ONE Championship, he made his method over the UFC earlier than ultimately hanging up his gloves. Not too long ago, he was introduced to be a part of Hulk Hogan’s Actual American Freestyle promotion.
Nevertheless, as per the next replace from his spouse Amy, Ben is presently going via a reasonably critical medical downside.
UPDATE on Ben Askren:
▫️ He has developed extreme pneumonia
▫️ He’s on the hospital and is unable to reply to something
▫️ This occurred to him out of the blueHis household are asking for prayers 🙏❤️
(data through Amy Askren) pic.twitter.com/Sa5x8lAsKn
— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) June 8, 2025
