Ex-UFC star Ben Askren says he 'only died 4 times' as he battled harrowing illness

Former MMA star Ben Askren provided a health update more than a month after he was hospitalized with a severe illness that required a double lung transplant.

Askren posted a video to social media from his hospital bed on Wednesday. He said he didn’t remember anything from May 28 to July 2.

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"It was like a movie," he said, adding that he read through his wife’s journal to catch up on what had happened to him. "I only died four times...