Ben Askren is set to make a remarkable return to competition, barely a year after undergoing life-saving surgery. On 18 July, Askren will wrestle UFC star Belal Muhammad, as the pair square off in a ...

Ben Askren is planning a return to the wrestling mats, less than one year after undergoing a life-saving double lung transplant.

Belal Muhammad was as shocked as anyone else when he heard Ben Askren is returning to the wrestling mats at RAF 11. Muhammad is tasked with a unique situation July 18 when he serves as the opponent ...

Against the odds, Ben Askren is returning to active competition. After a life-or-death health scare last year, the veteran wrestler and former MMA champion has recovered enough to return to the mats ...

Ex-UFC fighter Ben Askren books first competition since his recovery from his severe case of pneumonia that almost killed him.

Ben Askren will share a card with Arman Tsarukyan and Colby Covington on July 18. After overcoming a serious health scare last year, Askren will return to competition in RAF, a wrestling organization ...

Iowa native Ben Askren is competing at RAF11 in his first wrestling match since receiving a double lung transplant in the summer of 2025.

Former UFC fighter and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren will be fighting for the first time in nearly seven years after undergoing a double-lung transplant. Last year, Askren was on a ventilator and ECMO ...