Twitter Mailbag: Will Michael Chandler go the way of Justin Gaethje or Will Brooks in UFC? Bellator books eight more fights for historic Paris event See the official poster for UFC 253, which features both middleweight and light heavyweight title fights. “We are working with Rafael Lovato Jr. and his team to assess potential next steps, following the medical issues that he discussed on the ‘JRE MMA Show’ podcast with Joe Rogan today. We commend him for his courage in speaking openly during a trying time in his career, as well as his patience in dealing with a very difficult personal and professional matter. Bellator champ Rafael Lovato Jr. ‘indefinitely’ sidelined due to rare brain disease New, 7 comments Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Lovato revealed that he …

Bellator books eight more fights for historic Paris event Lovato, 36, has not competed in MMA since he defeated then-champ Gegard Mousasi for the title at Bellator 223 in June 2019. Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir signs with Bare Knuckle FC Frank Mir’s MMA days might be over, but his combat sports career isn’t. Rafael Lovato Jr explains it in his own words and it sounds truly terrifying: “It’s normally a hereditary disease and your brain forms these extra blood vessels. See the UFC 253 poster that features a championship doubleheader Emil Meek wasn’t lying – this actually happened. “I could sense something was going on,” Lovato said. Bellator champ Juan Archuleta wants Kyoji Horiguchi, but thinks he'll get Sergio Pettis Rafael Lovato Jr is Bellators Middleweight champion.

New, 34 comments. Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Lovato Jr. has decided to vacate his title.. Lovato (10-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), recently was diagnosed with a brain condition involving “abnormally formed blood vessels,” typically in the brain or spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.Bellator announced the news Monday. Bellator has issued a statement regarding Rafael Lovato Jr. On a recent episode of “JRE MMA Show,” the promotion’s middleweight champ Lovato (10-0 … Fight Game on the 'Gram: Colby Covington's best posts before UFC on ESPN+ 36 Rafael Lovato Jr. (born June 25, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist and BJJ competitor and instructor who is currently competing in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the former Bellator Middleweight World Champion.He is currently ranked as the #4 Middleweight fighter in the world by Fight Matrix. He hits me with that. Rafael Lovato Jr Bellator London backstage More Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Lovato recently discovered that he has a brain condition which may force him into retirement. It looked like something was wrong – not a normal scan.

However, Lovato Jr. revealed today on the JRE MMA Show that no normal injures are causing his layoff. Jan 29, 2020 BJJEE Articles, BJJ News. But I don’t know – like shades of discoloration. Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of … “The radiologist, with really no candor or an easy or soft way of saying it, was like, ‘Dude, have you seen your brain before? Recently, he revealed that his fighting career is in danger due to a brain condition. Remember that bizarre story of Joshua Fabia chasing fighters with a blade in training? Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Lovato Jr. 's MMA career is on hold due to a brain affliction, Lovato said Wednesday on Joe Rogan's MMA Show. Last July, BJJ world champion Rafael Lovato made history. He said, ‘Look, I’m not signing this paper. You should not be fighting.’”Michael Chandler built his stock in Bellator, but will his UFC crossover see him rise like Justin Gaethje or fizzle like Will Brooks?