Former MMA star Ben Askren has been rushed to hospital and is in critical condition, according to his wife. The 40-year-old is currently unresponsive after the illness "came on very suddenly," according to Amy Askren's Facebook post on Saturday.

Ben Askren, a former UFC star and Olympic wrestler, has been hospitalized with severe pneumonia, his wife announced on social media. “You may have heard that my husband Ben is going through something,

The family of former MMA star Ben Askren revealed the athlete has been struck with a sudden illness and placed in the hospital, "unable to respond." Askren's wife Amy revealed the news in a post on social media.