Former UFC fighter Ben Askren announced he was released from a hospital Tuesday after a battle with severe pneumonia led to a double-lung transplant. The 40-year-old Askren posted a video update from his vehicle, which his wife Amy was driving after he was released from the hospital. On "day 59," Askren explained how he lost 50 pounds while being hospitalized. Even worse, he described coming close to dying. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I’m out, with my beautiful wife. Supportive. Man, that was a long journey, and it’s not over because I still can’t really walk," Askren said in the video.










