Former UFC fighter's wife prays for 'miracle' as doctors consider drastic measure

Former UFC prima and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren remains successful the infirmary owed to an unwellness that has near doctors considering a lung transplant, according to his wife.

Askren's wife, Amy, said successful a Facebook station connected Tuesday that her hubby has been successful "limbo" with "good" and "bad" days, prompting different update.

"I haven't shared an update due to the fact that Ben has been successful limbo for a portion and I was hoping to person him aftermath up and beryllium the 1 to determine what to share…" she wrote connected Facebook.

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Ben Askren during UFC 235 astatine T-Mobile Arena. (Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports)

"Ben is inactive connected a ventilator and ecmo to enactment him portion helium heals. There are bully days and bad, but connected the good, they person been capable to wean his sedation capable for him to unfastened his eyes and compression hands. His assemblage can't grip coming disconnected sedation excessively overmuch yet. I'm inactive praying for a occurrence with his existent lungs, but they are presently starting the valuation process for a lung transplant.

"I cognize transplants are specified a blessing and I'm overwhelmed astatine the thought of him receiving a acquisition similar that. No 1 would instrumentality amended attraction of that acquisition than Ben."

She revealed earlier this period that her hubby "developed terrible pneumonia which came connected precise suddenly."

Olympian Ben Askren points to the assemblage arsenic helium enters the mat to look chap Olympian and New Jersey autochthonal Jordan Burroughs (not pictured) during the Beat the Streets "Grapple astatine the Garden" connected Monday, May 6, 2019, successful New York. (Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com)

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Askren precocious signed with Real American Freestyle — the Hulk Hogan task hoping to popularize nonrecreational freestyle wrestling.

The 40-year-old was an NCAA champion successful the 170-pound part successful 2006 and 2007 and went connected to vie for Team USA successful the 2008 Olympics. He won golden medals successful the 2005 Pan American Championships and the 2009 World Championships.

He made his afloat modulation to MMA warring erstwhile helium debuted successful Bellator successful 2010. He past competed successful ONE Championship earlier taking connected UFC.

Ben Askren stands successful his country anterior to his welterweight bout against Demian Maia of Brazil during the UFC Fight Night lawsuit astatine Singapore Indoor Stadium connected October 26, 2019 successful Singapore. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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He defeated Robbie Lawler via submission astatine UFC 235 earlier helium mislaid to Jorge Masvidal successful a high-profile bout. In 2021, helium fought Jake Paul successful a boxing match.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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