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WOW!!
This sucks. It sounds like his career may be over. He is saying he will fight on but maybe the damage done to his stomach is such this is going to be an ongoing issue for him. And if he has surgery he may have to retire..
Might be nothing or something big:
JeremyHeavyMMA Jeremy Botter
The announcement has been sent, so let the speculation begin: @danawhite hosting a conference call in 25 minutes. Stay tuned.
UPDATE: Suppose to be a Major Announcement
UPDATE 2: Brock Lesnar has diverticulitis again. Talking with specialists. Carwin vs Dos Santos now at UFC 131
Says he is not retiring
Brock Lesnar: I wouldn't have been 100 percent on June 11. I had to make a decision this week.
Symptoms hit during TUF taping - Brock says symptoms aren't as serious as last time, but he couldn't train for UFC 131 bout.
Brock Lesnar: It's not as serious as last time.. It just didn't allow me to train like I would for a No. 1 contender bout.
Brock Lesnar: It's drained my entire body down. Basically, you have an infection in your stomach.
Brock Lesnar: I've been dealing with symptoms the past 3 months. The only way to treat the symptoms is to get on antibiotics.
Roy Nelson Predicted Brock Lesnar vs. Junior dos Santos Cancellation in January
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/5/12...ior-dos-santos
Last edited by ace3g; 05-12-2011 at 05:06 PM.
WOW!!
This sucks. It sounds like his career may be over. He is saying he will fight on but maybe the damage done to his stomach is such this is going to be an ongoing issue for him. And if he has surgery he may have to retire..
Yeah this news does suck, especially with the lack of depth in the HW division. Luckily UFC will eventually get the Strikeforce HWs but going to be a struggle till then.
My understanding of what happened last time was Brock had minor surgery and then through meds and a changed diet he was able to fully recover. But i guess this never completely goes away and now that he has another flare up he may need the major surgery. But Brock seems adamant this is not as bad and that he will not retire. Bottom line through he is almost 34 and if he has to sit out another year because of this, the safe thing maybe would be to retire..
He may be older but he's still in peak condition and its not like he's been doing this for a long time. I'd rather be a 35 year old Brock than a 29 year old who's been pounded on for 10 years.
Lack of depth is only lasting another year or so, SF has some good fighters that will definately give great match-ups for Carwin, Junior, Mir, etc.
Nelson is a smart dude, he called this and it makes a lot of sense. I like Brock, but it wouldn't matter to me if he never fought again so he could stay healthy. He got exposed by Cain, and taking a punch isn't something you can learn to do in 6-12 months. I think he might be done too.
Actually, I take it back. I'd love to see Brock fight Big Foot Silva.
The physical trauma his body is going through is a major issue. Brock was hospitalized for weeks last time because of this problem. Now he may need major surgery, which would end his career from i what i understand because he will not be able to maintain his weight.. Brock said he was begging doctors to wait on surgery as long as possible last time, knowing full well he may never fight again..
This makes me SO happy. you Lesner, you giant back of skin.
Lesnar: ‘This Isn’t the End of My Fighting Career’
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Les...g-Career-32313
Brock Lesnar had been noticing symptoms for three months, even while filming the 13th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” He knew exactly what the problem was and how serious it could be, but hoped nonetheless that it wouldn’t force him to bow out of his scheduled June 11 engagement with rival “TUF” coach Junior dos Santos.
On Wednesday, the former UFC heavyweight champion spent 14 hours at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., undergoing what UFC President Dana White classed a “bumper-to-bumper” battery of tests. The news wasn’t good: Lesnar’s diverticulitis -- the intestinal infection which first disrupted his fighting career in November 2009 -- was flaring up again.
“Diverticulitis is an illness that never goes away,” Lesnar said during a Thursday media conference call. “It’s something that I’ve dealt with since my first occurrence and have been battling with it. It’s something that’s in your colon for the rest of your life.
“What it does is, it drains my entire body down. Basically, you’ve got an infection in your stomach and all my resources went toward fighting this problem instead of rebuilding what I tore down in the gym.”
Lesnar had two decisions to address. One was fairly clear-cut, if not easy to make: pulling out of his fight.
“The first thing that came to mind was, from today until June 11, I can’t be well-enough prepared to step in the Octagon and face Junior dos Santos,” Lesnar explained. “It wouldn’t be fair to myself or my family, or to the people I have to get in the Octagon and perform in front of, because I wouldn’t have been 100-percent on June 11 ... It was a hard decision. I’m choked up about it. There’s nothing I can do.”
“It’s not as serious as last time,” said Lesnar, whose first brush with diverticulitis left him hospitalized and reportedly near-death. “It just didn’t allow me to train the way I needed to train for a No. 1 contender’s bout ... I only have three weeks to turn this thing around. We just didn’t feel like I could do that.”
The second decision is one Lesnar is weighing more heavily.
“I am forced with the decision to either have surgery, or to deal with this for the rest of my life,” said Lesnar, who was uncharacteristically emotive at times during Wednesday’s call. “Obviously, I’m fighting a different fight here, other than having to give up the fight on June 11.”
Doctors originally urged Lesnar to have surgery, which could mend the problem by removing a section of his colon, in 2009. At the time, Lesnar resisted, instead relying on antibiotics and a strict diet to fight the infection. Now, the 33-year-old finds himself faced with the same choice in a different situation.
“Now I’m at another fork in the road to where ... now, what do I do?” said Lesnar. “I gotta follow-up with my doctors and weigh the risks and rewards. I went down there yesterday to figure out the problem. We’re waiting on a number of different tests to come back.”
In the meantime, Lesnar will be replaced by the man he beat in his July 2010 return, Shane Carwin. Watching Carwin fight Dos Santos at UFC 131 will no doubt be a frustrating experience for the sidelined and hyper-compe ive heavyweight, but Lesnar hopes people will understand that there are greater things at stake.
“I wanted more than anything to fight Junior dos Santos and to win that fight and to get a shot at Cain Velasquez. I wanted nothing more than that. But now, more importantly, my health and my family are more important. So, we keep things in perspective,” said Lesnar.
Regardless of whether he goes under the knife in the near future, Lesnar vowed that he will return to the Octagon.
“It’s a matter of removing some of my colon and reattaching it, and I can’t foresee that being a career-threatening ordeal. At least, I hope not,” Lesnar said. “I’ll tell you one thing: I’m not retiring. This isn’t the end of my fighting career.
“I believe there’s a solution to every problem. I just gotta find the right solution to fix this problem. This isn’t the end of Brock Lesnar. This is a speed bump in the road. I’ve hit a lot of speed bumps in my career and this is one of them.”
Per UFC Twitter - Latest UFC 131 details - Carwin's original opponent Einemo fights @davehermanmma instead; Herman's match @mexicutioner760 gets Aaron Rosa
ing wack.The one UFC fight I was really looking forward to so far, cancelled...
heavy hands vs fast hands
more like aaron rosa gets the mexicutioner
i could be wrong, but im pretty sure this is the guy from san antonio. he took the fight on super short notice and is pumped.
Go Rosa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes he is from San Antonio! I can't wait for him to show what he's got!
MAIN CARD (pay-per-view)
Junior Dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin
Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes
Jon Olav Einemo vs. Dave Herman
Demian Maia vs. Mark Munoz
Donald Cerrone vs. Vagner Rocha
PRELIMINARY CARD ( e TV)
Yves Edwards vs. Sam Stout
Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Chris Weidman
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Mike Massenzio vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
James Head vs. Nick Ring
Dustin Poirier vs. Jason Young
Joey Beltran vs. Aaron Rosa
Darren Elkins vs. Michihiro Omigawa
Last edited by ace3g; 06-07-2011 at 02:50 PM.
This is a truly awful card.. Expect record low PPV buys..
wtf? I don't think it's amazing but awful is a pretty strong word. The main event is incredible and that's a lot more than many other cards
MAIN CARD (PPV)
Junior Dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin
Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes
Jon Olav Einemo vs. Dave Herman
Demian Maia vs. Mark Munoz
Donald Cerrone vs. Vagner Rocha
Junior Dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin
Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes
Jon Olav Einemo vs. Dave Herman
Demian Maia vs. Mark Munoz
Donald Cerrone vs. Vagner Rocha
Aaron Rosa trains out of SA, I'm really excited to catch that fight because Mexicutioner is a tough mofo and we'll get to see how far Rosa's come in his career.
I have to agree, sorry Cuban. With the exception of the main event this card is .
He was actually born and raised here where I'm from, Del Rio, Texas. He graduated from Del Rio High School. He actually played Football with my girlfriend's brother, which is pretty cool. My GF's brother says Aaron was always into the MMA style of fighting dating back to high school. But he trains and lives in SA now. Pretty cool though that one of our own has made it to UFC....
Junior Dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin
Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes
Jon Olav Einemo vs. Dave Herman
Demian Maia vs. Mark Munoz
Donald Cerrone vs. Vagner Rocha
You can never tell when fight cards will be awful until after that fights! It has some pretty good names that have produce good battles...
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Main event is okay. I don't like either JDS or Carwin and neither of them sell tickets..
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