Former Olympic wrestler and UFC fighter Ben Askren says his heart stopped four times, leading to him receiving a double lung transplant.

Askren is on the road to recovery after undergoing a double lung transplant and losing more than 50 lbs. during his illness

Ben Askren gave an update on his health a month after the MMA fighter was hospitalized with a severe case of pneumonia, sharing that reading his wife's recollection of the ordeal is "like a movie."