Bellator MMA lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez did indeed suffer a concussion in training , but it happened in the most unexpected sort of way. MMAjunkie today confirmed with a source close to the fighter that Alvarez was wrestling with a training partner, when – much like the sequence that has put top UFC lightweight T.J. Grant on the shelf for the past 10 months – a transition saw his opponent’s leg strike the champ’s head, resulting in a concussion. The source spoke to MMAjunkie on the condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak publicly on such matters.
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Source: Eddie Alvarez’s two-week-old concussion suffered while wrestling – MMA Junkie