“That Was the One That I Needed to Hear”- UFC Legend Shares “Very Good” Update Concerning Bellator MMA’s Cris Lencioni Amid Saddening News

MMA fighter Cris Lencioni is going through the toughest phase of his life. The Bellator flyweight was admitted to the hospital after losing consciousness while training. He was preparing himself to fight on August 11 at Bellator 298. It was the retired UFC legend, Chael Sonnen, who brought Lencioni’s current situation to light. ‘The American Gangster’ revealed that he was rushed to the hospital soon after he became unconscious. The 28-year-old was up to fight the biggest bout of his career after winning four fights consecutively.

At the moment, it seems that ‘Sunshine’s is going through an unknown medical condition. He is a passionate fighter whose current MMA score stands at 11 victories and three losses. His next fight was set to take place at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. At the moment, his family has asked everyone to pray for the fast recovery of their dear one. While talking about his health condition, Sonnen gave great hope to fans who are eagerly waiting for his upcoming bouts.

Chael Sonnen gives a major health update concerning Cris Lencioni

The retired UFC star, Chael Sonnen, took to his YouTube channel to let the world know about the health condition of the Portland native. By the end of the video, Sonnen mentioned that there is hope. He said, “We also had one piece of very good news and that was Chris’s wife was in the room with him and she told him this before they knew she was in there and threw her out but she told him ‘Hey here’s what’s going on and here’s what they think. If you hear me and you’re with me, I need you to blink’ and he did.“

Sonnen further added, “He did blink, so what you make of that I mean it was hope for me. I’ll tell you that I’ve gotten updates every single day and I’ll tell you there’s, I mean that was the one that I needed to hear.” ‘The American Gangster’s words are truly a relief for fans who want to see him get back stronger.

The set of events that led to ‘Sunshine’s hospitalization

In the YouTube video, Sonnen details what Lencioni went through. Lencioni chose to go to a new gym because the people out there persuaded him to try new workouts with great people. At his new gym, the 28-year-old got engaged in MMA sparring. While he was working on his grappling skills, he suddenly started to experience something different.

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Within no time, he lost consciousness. He was neither taking any hard training nor receiving any hard strikes from his teammates. The incident is quite unbelievers to many but is true. Soon after he lost consciousness, people in the gym dialed 911. However, he has not gained consciousness since then.

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