Ben Askren is seeking a lung transplant. Askren, 40, is on the transplant list after contracting severe pneumonia, leaving him in critical condition on a ventilator. On Tuesday, Amy Askren expressed measured optimism about her husband's health.

Former UFC fighter Ben Askren has been placed on a lung transplant list amid a critical battle with pneumonia that has left him on a ventilator, his wife Amy said on Facebook.

Ben Askren is now on the lung transplant list, according to his wife Amy, and is waiting for a match in the hospital. Askren has been dealing with a severe case of pneumonia that resulted in him needed a lung transplant and there was reportedly a severe staph infection.