November 16, 200916 yr http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=4655884&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines MANCHESTER, England -- Brock Lesnar will not be back in the UFC anytime soon, according to UFC president Dana White. Speaking with the media after UFC 105, White indicated the heavyweight champion is very ill and will be out of action for the foreseeable future. He went on to state that an interim title match might need to be set up. White did little to shed light on the specifics of Lesnar's condition, but he did say that the champion has been hospitalized. "He's in a hospital up in North Dakota somewhere right now," said White. "He went to Canada and some bad stuff happened to him, so we've got to figure it out. "He doesn't want to talk about it publicly, but he's in bad shape. He's not well and he's not going to be getting well anytime soon." Lesnar pulled out of his Nov. 18 heavyweight title match with top contender Shane Carwin, and reports suggested he had swine flu. But when rumors began to circle about the rescheduled Jan. 2 date being in jeopardy, it was announced that Lesnar had mononucleosis and could be out even longer than originally thought. Now, after White's comments, it is apparent that Lesnar is in more dire shape. He is not only suffering from mono but other ailments as well. "He has other problems too," continued White, fielding a question about his diagnosis of mononucleosis. "He is not good. He is very, very sick and he's going to be out for a while." White went on to state that the UFC would be doing everything in its power to help Lesnar. "I am worried about it," said White of his biggest star's medical situation. "You know, I can't really talk about it right now, but he's in rough shape. He's in really bad shape … and we're going to have to do some stuff to take care of this guy. He is not well and he's not getting any better. "We're going to have to send him to the Mayo Clinic or to Scripps, or one of those really good hospitals to figure out what's wrong with this guy." http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=828450 UFC heavyweight champion and former Golden Gopher Brock Lesnar is seriously ill in a hospital after collapsing in Canada, UFC president Dana White said Saturday in published reports. "He's in rough shape, he's in really bad shape," White said Saturday after UFC 105, an Ultimate Fighting contest in Manchester, England. Lesnar had a title fight scheduled for later this month, but was forced to cancel it, citing mononucleosis. But now it appears, it may be something more. "He's got mono and he's got something else wrong with him. I know what's wrong with him, he just doesn't want me talking about it," White said. "He doesn't have cancer or AIDS or anything like this, (but) he's got some problems, man." White said Lesnar was currently in a hospital in North Dakota. He went on to say, the 32-year old Lesnar may have to go to the Mayo Clinic or another top hospital "to figure out what's wrong with this guy." Calls made to Lesnar's agent have gone unreturned. Things are not looking good for Brock, hope he gets well soon. Later.
November 16, 200916 yr Author I don't know, but what I find interesting are these comments: "He's got mono and he's got something else wrong with him. I know what's wrong with him, he just doesn't want me talking about it," White said. He went on to say, the 32-year old Lesnar may have to go to the Mayo Clinic or another top hospital "to figure out what's wrong with this guy." In the first comment, White says that he knows what's wrong with him, but in the second he says that Lesnar may have to go to the Mayo Cline to figure out what's wrong... Later.
November 17, 200916 yr ESPN reported this morning that Brock Lesnar is in stable condition. He has a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract, and may never fight again, according to White. This sucks.
November 17, 200916 yr ESPN reported this morning that Brock Lesnar is in stable condition. He has a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract, and may never fight again, according to White. This sucks. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16874/report-ufc-champ-brock-lesnar-suffering-bacterial-infection-in-intestines.mma On Saturday, White refused to speculate on whether the condition could potentially be career-ending. Today's report also did little to clear the air. "It depends on how serious this is," White said
November 17, 200916 yr This whole thing has been very strange. Does anybody know how serious a bacterial infection of the intestinal tract actually is?
November 17, 200916 yr Hope everything works out for Brock. I don't mean fighting wise, I mean life. I hope he is OK.
November 17, 200916 yr His Wikipedia page says he has Diverticulitis. Whatever is going on, this guys intestines must be royally jacked up.
November 17, 200916 yr If he has sepsis, if it gets in the bloodstream, it could kill him. At least that's what they told my ex-wife when she had it. Diverticulitis isn't that bad is it? I know several people that have that, and have to go to the hospital for a couple days, but it isn't life threatening or anything. Who knows?
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