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Former UFC fighter Ben Askren says he turned to faith after waking up from a medically induced coma and undergoing a double lung transplant following a severe case of pneumonia.
During an interview with FloWrestling published last week, the former Olympic wrestler spoke about his journey and the moment he woke up from a coma and decided to become a Christian.
"There was multiple times where they thought I was dead. Like I was dead, that’s the other side," Askren said in the video. "I woke up and I just decided I was a Christian. So, that’s crazy."
Askren went on to explain that while he attended church with his wife, he never felt the call to faith.
"I went with my wife to church for 15 years because that was par