Overview

• He was hospitalized in early June after a staph infection triggered severe pneumonia.
• Doctors have kept him sedated on a ventilator and ECMO since transferring him from Nevada to a Wisconsin hospital.
• Reduction in sedation has allowed him to open his eyes and squeeze hands, offering cautious signs of improvement.
• His wife, Amy Askren, has provided updates on Facebook, denied false death rumors and asked supporters for prayers.
• MMA peers including Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen have sent messages of solidarity as the fighting community rallies behind him.