By Ujwal Jain

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Ben Askren is now recovering from a double lung transplant that cost him upwards of $2 million. During a recent interview, ‘Funky’ reflected on how people with whom he hasn’t seen eye to eye, like Dana White and Jake Paul, were generous in his time of need.Earlier this year, Askren was rushed to the hospital due to a severe staph infection, which made him develop a bad case of pneumonia. His condition worsened, necessitating ventilator support, and he was added to the transplant list in late June.Unfortunately, however, the former UFC star’s health insurance refused to cover the cost of the procedure, forcing his family to launch a fundraiser.Speaking to Ariel Helwani about some of his biggest donors, Askren said:”Jake Paul and Dana White both donated… They were both very generous, but to your point, it’s like, I don’t expect anything out of him… I’m grateful that they felt generous enough.”‘Funky’ also highlighted that it was unfair to only mention White and Paul, since various other donations also contributed to reaching the target:”You can’t say $10,000 from somebody who has got many millions, or is it $25 from somebody who hasn’t got anything, that’s just as big a burden on that person… We had so many people who were really generous; those guys were both generous, essentially. It’s almost funny when it comes like, how’d you call them, enemies, or the people you haven’t seen eye to eye with. I kind of picked out the good side in humanity, I guess.”Check out Ben Askren’s comments below:When Ben Askren said Dana White didn’t like himBen Askren, claiming that he hadn’t always seen eye to eye with Dana White, during the interview with Ariel Helwani, appears to be true.Even though ‘Funky’ wanted to transition to the UFC in 2013 after an undefeated run as the Bellator champion, White rejected the idea, asking him to get more experience first.Speaking to Luke Thomas on a 2019 episode on The MMA Hour, after finally making it to the UFC, Askren argued that White still wasn’t a fan of his:”Dana’s disdain for me is just so clear and evident. It’s so hilarious because he keeps saying, ‘No, I like you, Ben. I don’t dislike you.’ But then literally every action, every body language tells a totally different story, that he is like somehow repulsed by me. He hasn’t liked me forever. He didn’t like me in 2013 when they refused to sign me; he doesn’t like me now. [1:31:15 into the interview]”