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ormer Palace Fighting Championship featherweight titleholder Shawn Bias (Pictures) has been given a 30-percent chance of surviving by doctors at Oroville General Hospital in Bias' hometown about 70 miles north of Sacramento, Calif.
The 22-year-old fighter suffered an apparent heart attack late Saturday night -- just two days after losing his PFC title to Art Arciniega (Pictures) -- and later lapsed into a coma around 1 a.m. Sunday morning. After being admitted to the hospital, Bias was also diagnosed with complete kidney failure and has since been placed on dialysis.
George Adkins (Pictures), a training partner and close friend of Bias, informed Sherdog.com of the situation, noting that Bias did not take very much damage in an unregulated fight Thursday night at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, Calif.
Adkins also acknowledged that Bias, whom doctors diagnosed as having strep throat on Monday, refused to pull out of the scheduled bout despite suffering from pneumonia and an infected tooth.
"It is all speculation at this point," said a solemn Adkins, "but Shawn's family and friends just want the people in the MMA community to know what is going on and to ask for their prayers."
Adkins also stated that due to Bias' critical state, the fighter has not been moved to a more advanced medical facility in Chico, Calif.
"At this point it is in Shawn and God's hands," Adkins said.
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Here we go again. After Sean Salmon's ceisure last year and Sam Vasquez's death, this couldn't come at a worst time for the sport.
Bias is a good fighter and I can only hope he pulls through this, although if he does I doubt well see him in action again, but thats not even what's important. Let's all jsut hope he'll cme out of this