Ben Askren | @Benaskren, Twitter Ben Askren is on his way home. The retired UFC fighter revealed Tuesday he’s been released from the hospital following double lung transplant surgery after he was recently diagnosed with a case of severe pneumonia that effectively left him comatose while doctors tried to save his life. The harrowing ordeal led to Askren requiring a double lung transplant; less than a month after the surgery, he’s finally going home again.