MMA star Ben Askren returns to fighting less than a year after double lung transplant, stint on life support

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 (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), with his wife, Amy, going as far as saying he needed a "miracle."

Well, the miracle occurred, and a comeback is now on the horizon.

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Askren will face former UFC welterweight champion Belal...