Former MMA champion, UFC fighter and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren has received a double lung transplant during a weekslong hospital stay for severe pneumonia, according to his wife, Amy.

Former MMA champion and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren is recovering from a double lung transplant.

Former MMA star and UFC fighter Ben Askren has undergone double lung transplant. Askren's wife, Amy, shared the remarkable health update Monday on social media. She said her husband, 40, had been hospitalized all month in his home state of Wisconsin due to severe pneumonia.