Former Olympic wrestler and MMA star Ben Askren, who has been hospitalized in Wisconsin after a severe case of pneumonia, said in a post on social media Wednesday that he had undergone a double lung transplant and is in recovery.

UFC star Ben Askren recently dealt with a severe case of pneumonia, and there were concerns that he wouldn't survive after being rushed to the hospital. Fortunately, he pulled through, and on Wednesday, he finally spoke about his harrowing health scare.

After severe pneumonia required him to have a <a href=" lung transplant, former UFC star Ben Askren provided an update on his health in a video posted to <a href=" Wednesday.