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Shawn Bias Awakes From Coma

Jan 23, 2008 1:28 PM John Chandler

Photo courtesy of Palace Fighting Championship.

After being given a 30% of living by doctors, former Palace Fighting Championship featherweight champion Shawn Bias has awoken from a two-day coma after suffering a heart attack late Saturday night according to Sherdog.com.

The 22-year-old suffered the heart attack just two days after losing his title to Art Arciniega after being submitted with a triangle choke at PFC 6: No Retreat, No Surrender last week and then lapsed into a coma the next day.

The attack was brought on by an altercation with Oroville police, who reportedly tastered Bias up to five times and struck him with batons according to close friend, training partner, and fellow mixed martial artist George Adkins.

Doctors have also diagnosed Bias with kidney failure and he has been placed on dialysis, which will serve as an artifical replacement for Bias’ kidneys. Bias suffered very little damage during the fight, however those close to Bias stated that he was ill days before the fight but refused to pull out of the bout.

A toxicology report showed Bias was under the influence of a controlled substance when he encountered police according to his mother, Christine Bias.

General • Shawn Bias • PFC • Featherweight

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1. mmamark
Jan 23, 2008 4:23 PM

i read in a article on sherdog that he was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest. i didnt even know there was such a thing.

2. Craig O
from sacto, califa
Jan 23, 2008 4:53 PM

yeah, that sounds suspiciuos.  but i don’t put anything past the police… sounds like they gave him a Rodney Knig X 2.

3. John Chandler
from Philadelphia, PA
Jan 23, 2008 5:13 PM

Well Sherdog’s article states that he started running away but it doesn’t say why so I’m sure that there is more we are still going to learn.

Still, tasering him five times was obviously a bit much and I’m sure a lawsuit will be filed without a doubt.

4. wtf
Jan 25, 2008 2:50 PM

There is just something wrong here. I don’t care how good a fighter Shawn is. He is a featherweight, and not superhuman - multiple policemen should be able to tackle him, pin him and cuff him. There is no fancy jiu-jitsu guard sweep against three large people weighing 600 lbs total. There is simply no need for 5 taser shots and multiple baton strikes. Geez c’mon. This story needs to be picked up in the mainstream press more.

5. mmamark
Jan 25, 2008 3:09 PM

its starting to sound like they saw a kid with some tattoos run and thought he was a gangster. beat him up for running and didnt think anyone would care.

6. sammmy sleezer
from red bluff
Jan 25, 2008 4:17 PM

shawn hope you recover, oroville police used fear instead of training.

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