Overview

• Doctors determined that Askren requires a double lung transplant and officially placed him on the national waiting list on June 23 following an insurance refusal.
• He remains awake but reliant on ventilator and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support as he waits for a compatible donor match.
• Askren’s family launched fundraising efforts through Help Hope Live and GoFundMe to raise the estimated six-figure sum for surgery and recovery.
• Jake Paul and his brother Logan Paul pledged significant donations and urged fans to contribute after Jake highlighted Askren’s plight in his post-fight interview.
• UFC president Dana White, Team Khabib, and Andrew and Tristan Tate have also donated and promoted fundraising links, driving a recent spike in contributions.