Ben Askren, a former MMA champion, is currently hospitalized with "severe pneumonia" and is "unable to respond to anything," his wife Amy announced on Saturday, June 7, in a Facebook post.

Amy asked for prayers as Ben is currently not responsive to treatment. "You may have heard that my husband Ben is going through something," Amy wrote. "He developed severe pneumonia, which came on very suddenly. He's currently in the hospital and unable to respond to anything at this time."

The health scare comes after Ben recently signed to the wrestling promotion company Real American Freestyle and was scheduled to participate in more fights this fall.

Benny and Amy have been married since 2010 and share three children, according to ESPN.

During his MMA career, Ben achieved 12 consecutive MMA wins and won welterweight titles in Bellator MMA and One Championship, before retiring from the sport in 2020. The former MMA champion was also a member of Team USA in the 2008 Olympics.

In 2019, the two-time NCAA wrestling champion transitioned into UFC and in his debut fight, secured a record 1-2 victory over Robbie Lawler.

In 2021, Askren fought against Jake Paul in the social media star's third career match for which he earned $690,000, according to CBS Sports. Paul, 28, defeated Askren in a technical knockout one minute and 59 seconds into the first round.

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Ben Askren has been hospitalized with a severe illness.

On Saturday, June 7, Ben's wife Amy announced in a Facebook post that the former MMA fighter, 40, is currently in hospital after developing "severe pneumonia." She asked for prayers as Ben is currently not responsive to treatment.

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Ben and Amy have been married since 2010 and share three children, according to ESPN.

Amy's post was shared after wrestling insider Pat Mineo posted about Ben's condition on Saturday.

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Ben's illness comes a month after he announced in a video posted on Instagram that he had signed with the new wrestling promotion company Real American Freestyle, co-founded by retired WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan.

Ben's illness comes a month after he announced in a video posted on Instagram that he had signed with the new wrestling promotion company Real American Freestyle, co-founded by retired WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan.

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PEOPLE has reached out to Ben's representatives for comment.

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