UFC Star Ben Askren Hospitalized for Extreme Pneumonia
Former UFC star Ben Askren’s spouse Amy Askren requested his pals to ship “prayers” following her husband’s hospitalization for “extreme pneumonia.”
“You will have heard that my husband Ben goes via one thing,” Amy wrote through Fb on Saturday, June 7. “He developed extreme pneumonia which got here on very instantly. He’s at the moment within the hospital and unable to answer something presently.”
She went on to thank her followers for sending “prayers for therapeutic and for peace” throughout this very troublesome time for her household.
“We try to maintain life as regular as doable for our [three] kids at the moment and doing our greatest to help them thoughtfully so please chorus from discussing it with them for now,” she defined.
Chuck Liddell has reportedly finalized his divorce from spouse Heidi Liddell. In keeping with court docket paperwork obtained by TMZ, the previous UFC Gentle Heavyweight Champion, 55, and Heidi, 45, finalized their divorce in April after the MMA fighter initially filed in 2021 following 10 years of marriage. The pair will share joint authorized and bodily custody […]
In keeping with CBS Information, Ben, 40, developed pneumonia after initially being identified with a staph an infection. Amy launched her assertion amid rumors about Ben’s situation spreading throughout the MMA group through social media.
UFC legend Chael Sonnen initially responded to the group by confirming through X, “Ben is alive and prayers are wished. Household selecting privateness presently.”
The Askrens have been married since April 2010 and share three kids: daughters Alex and Andy, in addition to son Ozi. The latest episode of his “Funky and the Champ” podcast was revealed on Could 27, and he shared some intense struggle coaching through Instagram the next day.
Ben Askren in April 2021. Jeff Kravitz/Getty Pictures for Triller
Ben signed with UFC in 2018, after holding Bellator’s Welterweight World Championship and reaching an undefeated streak for greater than a decade. He retired from MMA in 2019. Extra not too long ago, Ben misplaced a highly-publicized boxing match in opposition to Jake Paul by TKO within the first spherical in April 2021.
The veteran fighter introduced in Could that he’d signed an unique contract with Actual American Freestyle, the brand new wrestling firm owned by Hulk Hogan and former World Championship Wrestling govt Eric Bischoff.
“I’ve been ready to wrestle,” he defined through X in Could. “I’ve missed competitors. Like, I like preventing however I don’t have time for that anymore. I undoubtedly don’t do any jiu-jitsu. I’m going to wrestle somebody! I’m going to whoop a few of these younger whipper-snappers! I’m going to point out [my opponents] what the f*** it’s all about.”
Ben revealed that “one in all [his] life’s missions” was to assist a “skilled wrestling league reach America,” so he jumped on the probability to hitch Hogan’s federation.
“After I heard these guys pitch [the concept], I assumed, ‘Wow! You guys have gotten some nice concepts. You’ve obtained some nice assets. You’ve obtained some nice individuals behind you. I believe you guys can actually make this occur,’” he recalled. “Guys, Actual American Freestyle kicks off this fall! I’m going to come back whoop a few of these younger whipper-snappers. They ain’t gonna know what hit them after I get executed with them.”
Bischoff welcomed Ben to Actual American Freestyle by responding through X in Could, “Oh Ben…we’re gong [SIC] to have a lot enjoyable. Kicking ass.”
Ben’s spectacular grappling report consists of successful the Pan American Championship in 2005 and competing on the 2008 US Olympic Group in freestyle wrestling. He gained the Dan Hodge Trophy — beginner wrestling’s equal of the Heisman Trophy — in folkstyle wrestling in 2006 and 2007.