Former MMA champion and UFC welterweight Ben Askren has been hospitalized with extreme pneumonia, his spouse posted to social media on Saturday.
“You could have heard that my husband Ben goes by one thing,” Amy Askren wrote on Fb. “He developed extreme pneumonia which got here on very immediately. He is at present within the hospital and unable to reply to something at the moment. We welcome all prayers for therapeutic and peace.”
Amy went on to request the general public for privateness for his or her household. The couple have three youngsters collectively in Wisconsin.
Askren (19-2), who retired from MMA in 2019, was a two-time NCAA Division I champion in wrestling and a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic workforce. He received welterweight titles in Bellator MMA and One Championship, earlier than making a high-profile transition to the UFC on the later a part of his profession in 2019.
Askren went 1-2 within the UFC, with a victory over former champion Robbie Lawler.
