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UFC star Ben Askren emotionally tells fans he ‘died four times’ from hospital bed

10 July 2025 by CapeTownNewsReader

Askren, 40, suffered a staph infection and contracted pneumonia before being rushed to hospital to be put on a ventilator in critical condition and receive a life-saving double lung transplant.Read More at Source

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