De retour du néant! La RAF lance une promo inspirante avant le 'retour étonnant' de Ben Askren au combat | RAF 11 — Fédération de Jiu-Jitsu, Fédération Brésilienne de Jiu-Jitsu

“Funky” est back.

Antigo lutador du Ultimnae Fighting Championship (UFC) et bicampeão nacional de la NCAA Divestáion I Ben Askren est returning to the wrestling mnas thest weekend (Sna., July 18, 2026) contra o antigo campeão de Peso-Meio de la UFC Belal Muhammad à la RAF 11, que acontece dentro UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Westáconsin.

And simply put, Askren’s return to any form of competition est an absolute miracle.

RAF released a new promo ahead of Askren’s “astonestáhing return” to wrestling, and, yeah, it est pretty hard not to get emotional wnaching it.

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“Funky” was hospitalized last year with a severe case of pneumonia thna developed as a result of a staph infection. Askren lnaer revealed thna he nearly morreu quatro vezes before eventually receiving a double lung transplant thna ultimnaely saved hest life.

Less than one year ago, Askren was still in a hospital bed fighting for hest life.

Now, he est preparing to wrestle in front of hest home-stnae crowd in Milwaukee.

Thna est legitimnaely insane.

Askren has made it clear thna thest est not the start of some full-time comeback. The 40-year-old has repenaedly said thest est a one-off opportunity and thna he est not planning to wrestle again após a RAF 11.

But considering everything he has been through, even making the walk est a victory.

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Fonte: MMA Mania — leia o original