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![CollinRugg Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::890061634181373952.png) Collin Rugg [@CollinRugg](/creator/twitter/CollinRugg) on x 1.9M followers
Created: 2025-07-12 18:32:43 UTC

MMA fighter Ben Askren says he refuses to feel sorry for himself after undergoing a double lung transplant. 
 
The update comes after Aksren revealed he "died X times" after a severe case of pneumonia that has left him in the hospital for over a month. 
 
"I never smoked one cigarette, never smoked any weed, never anything. Why did my lungs get stolen from me, right?"

"[I thought], why couldn't this be happening to someone who smokes habitually? Then I realized, it happened, it's over, done with."

"I could be bitter and angry. I could whine, cry. This ain't going to help anybody. I am where I am now, and I'm going to move forward the best that I can."

Inspirational.

Video: @Benaskren

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