BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » a-friend-wrote https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Ben Askren refuses to pity himself after double lung transplant: ‘I will not feel sorry for myself’ https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-refuses-to-pity-himself-after-double-lung-transplant-i-will-not-feel-sorry-for-myself.html https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-refuses-to-pity-himself-after-double-lung-transplant-i-will-not-feel-sorry-for-myself.html#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2025 03:30:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-refuses-to-pity-himself-after-double-lung-transplant-i-will-not-feel-sorry-for-myself.html Ben Askren is still on the mend with hopes that he’ll be able to leave the hospital soon but he’s not allowing himself to get mired in pity after requiring a double lung transplant to survive. The retired UFC veteran was admitted to the hospital several weeks ago after a severe case of pneumonia left him in bad shape. Askren was sedated with doctors constantly monitoring his condition before eventually deciding that he would need two new lungs to breath on his own moving forward.

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Ben Askren refuses to pity himself after double lung transplant: ‘I will not feel sorry for myself’ – MMA Fighting

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