Ben Askren Reveals Jake Paul, Jorge Masvidal Messages After Lung Transplant Surgery

More recently, Askren fought Jake Paul during a 2021 boxing fight and lost to him via first-round knockout. However, these defeats pale in comparison to the victory he just had with this health scare and ensuing surgery, from which he is now out of the hospital and back home.

Askren Speaks on Paul, Masvidal Messages After Hospital Stay

Masvidal and Askren had a lot of bad blood before that aforementioned UFC knockout, which had continued for years after it occurred.

However, Masvidal set that aside in order to send Askren a heartfelt message in the wake of what he was going through, which included Masvidal saying, "I know we were rivals in the ring. I just want to say, God bless you, and when I get back in America, I could come shake your hand, brother, and just share a prayer with you, it will be amazing, man."

It also came out that Jake Paul gave the Askren family a huge donation in order to help pay for the double lung transplant, since it wasn't covered by Askren's insurance.

Askren did an interview with TMZ, which was published on their YouTube page on July 26. And at one point, he spoke about the messages he received from these two former foes of his.

"Man, I got only positive messages. Like, Jorge Masvidal and Jake Paul both messaged me. It's like, 'Where the h*** did that come from?'" Askren said.

It's cool to see combat sports fighters put their in-ring differences aside and come together in a moment of need.