Image Credit: Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ben Askren, the retired mixed martial arts fighter, was hospitalized with a severe case of pneumonia, which resulted in a double lung transplant. One month after his wife, Amy Askren, shared her husband's medical scare, he shared an update about his health in an Instagram video - claiming that he "died four times." In June 2025, Amy asked fans for their prayers and noted in one of her Facebook posts that Ben "is the healthiest guy I know, and I never could have expected this.