Joe Rogan Reveals Sad Reality of “Not Okay” Ben Askren Amid $500,000+ Insurance Failure On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show (#167), Joe Rogan revealed the dire health situation of former UFC welterweight Ben Askren, who is battling necrotizing pneumonia stemming from a staph infection. “He’s not doing okay, man,” Rogan told Cory Sandhagen, explaining that Askren’s condition has deteriorated to the point of needing a double lung transplant due to “rotting holes” in his lung tissue. Hospitalized since early June 2025 in Wisconsin, Askren has been on a ventilator and ECMO, with medical bills exceeding $500,000. Shockingly, his insurance company has denied coverage for the life-saving transplant, leaving his family scrambling to fundraise. Rogan highlighted the lifelong burden of immunosuppressant drugs post-transplant, noting the compromised immune system’s risks. The MMA community, including Daniel Cormier and Maycee Barber, rallies for “Funky,” who remains responsi...