BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » have-from-close https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Ben Askren on lung transplant list and showing signs of improvement https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-on-lung-transplant-list-and-showing-signs-of-improvement-2.html https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-on-lung-transplant-list-and-showing-signs-of-improvement-2.html#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:31:55 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-on-lung-transplant-list-and-showing-signs-of-improvement-2.html Former UFC and Bellator fighter Ben Askren is ‘officially on the transplant list’ to receive a new lung. Askren’s wife, Amy, provided an update on her husband’s condition and revealed ‘Funky’ is showing signs of improvement.  On June 7, Amy revealed that the former ONE FC and Bellator champion had been hospitalized in Nevada with “severe pneumonia.” He was moved to a Wisconsin facility to be closer to home and family.  Askren  remains in the hospital awaiting a lung transplant but is having ‘more periods of awareness.’ “As of late last night, Ben is officially on the transplant list.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-on-lung-transplant-list-and-showing-signs-of-improvement-2.html/feed 0 Ben Askren on lung transplant list and showing signs of improvement https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-on-lung-transplant-list-and-showing-signs-of-improvement.html https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-on-lung-transplant-list-and-showing-signs-of-improvement.html#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:31:55 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-on-lung-transplant-list-and-showing-signs-of-improvement.html Former UFC and Bellator fighter Ben Askren is ‘officially on the transplant list’ to receive a new lung. Askren’s wife, Amy, provided an update on her husband’s condition and revealed ‘Funky’ is showing signs of improvement.  On June 7, Amy revealed that the former ONE FC and Bellator champion had been hospitalized in Nevada with “severe pneumonia.” He was moved to a Wisconsin facility to be closer to home and family.  Askren  remains in the hospital awaiting a lung transplant but is having ‘more periods of awareness.’ “As of late last night, Ben is officially on the transplant list

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