In an interview with TMZ.com, UFC boss Dana White confirmed that Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is headed to the Mayo Clinic and will require major surgery. White wouldn't elaborate much on Lesnar's condition, but has ruled out cancer. White said Lesnar has an intestinal disorder.


White said in the interview that he is attempting to get Lesnar transferred to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Lesnar is presently in a North Dakota hospital.


White also said that there was a "possibility" that Lesnar's career is over.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/16/brock-lesnar-dana-white-mayo-clinic-mono-ufc-wwe/

Damn.. That's a short UFC career. Hope he gets well.

Hope the dude gets better, I know a lot of people have beef with his antics but every sport needs villains and his wrestling caliber is definitely second to none in the sport.

Huge loss, I would rather see him continue to compete and test himself rather than leave still rather green with a 4-1 record.

Sounding worse and worse someone posted pics of him a while looking pale and skinny....for him anyway.

that is messed up , hope he can continue with his career

Sounding worse and worse someone posted pics of him a while looking pale and skinny....for him anyway.

Yeah I remember that a while back. Most people didn't think there was anything wrong but yeah, those pictures showed early signs imo.

hope he gets better, I just won't be able to deal with the noobs saying "omg if he never got ill he would have got better and smashed fedor"

Sex change? Maybe they're setting up a fight against Carano.

Never liked the guy but id hate to see him go out like that

Yeah I remember that a while back. Most people didn't think there was anything wrong but yeah, those pictures showed early signs imo.

Here they are.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c36/dacster8/SDC10182.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c36/dacster8/SDC10191-3.jpg

looks to have lost considerable muscle and looks softer, an effect of coming off the roids and doing loads of cardio?

sucks for him to leave like that, wonder who will be fighting for the interim title? Carwin vs Cain?

He's ducking Paul Williams.

Hope the dude gets better, I know a lot of people have beef with his antics but every sport needs villains and his wrestling caliber is definitely second to none in the sport.

Huge loss, I would rather see him continue to compete and test himself rather than leave still rather green with a 4-1 record.

I agree. I wasn't particularly fond of the guy but I was starting to think he was the real deal. It's a shame to see him go down like that. I hope he can bounce back.

I've heard people mentioning roid use being responsible. Do you guys think that is what's causing his condition? The fact that he used them and now maybe his immune system is weak? It seems plausible enough.

Sex change? Maybe they're setting up a fight against Carano.


LOL


I agree. I wasn't particularly fond of the guy but I was starting to think he was the real deal. It's a shame to see him go down like that. I hope he can bounce back.

I've heard people mentioning roid use being responsible. Do you guys think that is what's causing his condition? The fact that he used them and now maybe his immune system is weak? It seems plausible enough.

i've heard stuff about roids messing up intestines, i wonder if brock has to have some colon removed. if it's true i think his career is over. i really wnated to see him fight big shane, too. if he's done, i'll miss the vanilla gorilla. i wanted to see him fight big Nog also

Brock has Diverticulitis.
https://health.google.com/health/ref/Diverticulitis
Source.
http://wcco.com/local/brock.lesnar.ill.2.1316457.html

I would imagine a guy like Brock who doesn't spend too much time around people could develop something seeing how now he is in the public eye more than ever and is constantly training with new sparring partners. I've also read that Minnesota natives have some of the weakest immune systems in our country as most viruses cannot survive the cold temperatures there leaving the people without natural immunity.

Just a thought though.

Hope the dude gets better, I know a lot of people have beef with his antics but every sport needs villains and his wrestling caliber is definitely second to none in the sport.

Huge loss, I would rather see him continue to compete and test himself rather than leave still rather green with a 4-1 record.

Off topic, but I'm just sick of people saying this. He's a very good wrestling, who relies heavily on strength. He is not the best wrestler in the sport.

Randy Couture, Mark Coleman, Dan Henderson, Matt Lindland, King Mo, Joe Warren are all better wrestlers to name a few.

I agree. I wasn't particularly fond of the guy but I was starting to think he was the real deal. It's a shame to see him go down like that. I hope he can bounce back.

I've heard people mentioning roid use being responsible. Do you guys think that is what's causing his condition? The fact that he used them and now maybe his immune system is weak? It seems plausible enough.

He's never failed a drug test that I know of and in that old story about his arrest for dealing roids the charges were dropped after finding out that they were if fact not roids at all just some sort of supplements.

He does flip the hell out whenever a interviewer ask about them though lol.

He's never failed a drug test that I know of and in that old story about his arrest for dealing roids the charges were dropped after finding out that they were if fact not roids at all just some sort of supplements.

He does flip the hell out whenever a interviewer ask about them though lol.

It was growth hormone, not some kind of supplement (his agent called it a 'vitamin type thing' but his agent was characteristically full of **** it would seem).

Feel sorry for Brock, may God heal him

too bad about the sickness

hopefully Brock can heal up and come back 100%

He's never failed a drug test that I know of and in that old story about his arrest for dealing roids the charges were dropped after finding out that they were if fact not roids at all just some sort of supplements.

He does flip the hell out whenever a interviewer ask about them though lol.

But he was in WWE. I'd be willing to bet that he's taken roids at some point. They don't test for **** in there.

Off topic, but I'm just sick of people saying this. He's a very good wrestling, who relies heavily on strength. He is not the best wrestler in the sport.

Randy Couture, Mark Coleman, Dan Henderson, Matt Lindland, King Mo, Joe Warren are all better wrestlers to name a few.

They are, respectively, but with Lesnar's wrestling caliber doubled with his size and strength, can you find someone better suited to double-leg a heavyweight fighter in MMA? I've searched, because I despise Lesnar's antics and personality, but you really can't.

They are, respectively, but with Lesnar's wrestling caliber doubled with his size and strength, can you find someone better suited to double-leg a heavyweight fighter in MMA? I've searched, because I despise Lesnar's antics and personality, but you really can't.
I would say Mark Coleman is a superior leg takedown artist (of course he's old now). As I said, Brock is a very good wrestler but there have been many great wrestlers in MMA. Coleman is a former olympian in Freestyle, as well as a former top colegiant from Ohio State. Lesnar cannot hold a candle to Coleman's wrestling credentials imo.

The best wrestler in MMA is a guy who didn't even start wrestling until after he started fighting. GSP has the best takedowns in MMA hands down. Sakuraba has the best single leg takedown. Hendo and Linland both hold higher pedigrees in wrestling than Brock as well....

The best wrestler in MMA is a guy who didn't even start wrestling until after he started fighting. GSP has the best takedowns in MMA hands down. Sakuraba has the best single leg takedown. Hendo and Linland both hold higher pedigrees in wrestling than Brock as well....
If we are talking purely takedowns for the purpose of MMA, there is an argument for GSP. However, sport wrestling is not the same as takedowns in MMA. There are many more dynamics involved to taking someone down when they are strictly in a wrestling situation, not to mention the various aspects of sport wrestling (which vary by style).

If we are talking purely takedowns for the purpose of MMA, there is an argument for GSP. However, sport wrestling is not the same as takedowns in MMA. There are many more dynamics involved to taking someone down when they are strictly in a wrestling situation, not to mention the various aspects of sport wrestling (which vary by style).

I've been wrestling all my life dude....

I've been wrestling all my life dude....

Then perhaps you should understand the difference between MMA takedowns and actual competitive wrestling.

FYI, I also have a wrestling background.

Then perhaps you should understand the difference between MMA takedowns and actual competitive wrestling.

FYI, I also have a wrestling background.

I do understand, but either way there are better wrestlers in MMA than Brock Lesnar.......

I do understand, but either way there are better wrestlers in MMA than Brock Lesnar.......
Yeah, without a doubt there are.

It was growth hormone, not some kind of supplement (his agent called it a 'vitamin type thing' but his agent was characteristically full of **** it would seem).

So HGH wasn't illegal at the time or what?

Here's the story.
Brock Lesnar, the World Wrestling Entertainment champion, was once arrested for illegally possessing steroids, though the felony charge against the 26-year-old athlete was dismissed four months after his January 2001 arrest. Lesnar, pictured in the below mug shot, was popped by Louisville Division of Police detectives after receiving and opening a parcel that cops said contained a "large amount of steroids." Lesnar, a 295-pound former college wrestling champ, was in Kentucky training at a WWE facility. Hit with a trafficking in controlled substances charge, Lesnar was exonerated when tests showed that the seized pills were not, in fact, steroids. While a Louisville detective told TSG that the material was some kind of growth hormone, Lesnar's defense attorney, Scott Cox, characterized the confiscated pills as a "vitamin type of thing." According to Cox, officers seemed "very apologetic" when lab results cleared Lesnar. It is unclear how investigators concluded that the parcel sent to Lesnar may have contained illicit substances.

So HGH wasn't illegal at the time or what?

Here's the story.
Apparently not.

I do understand, but either way there are better wrestlers in MMA than Brock Lesnar.......
Yeah, without a doubt there are.

Brock may not be the greatest P4P wrestler in the sport, credential-wise, but he poses a threat that even a prime Coleman couldn't. He's ridiculously big and strong, Coleman may be able to beat him on the mat (I wouldn't trust a hope that he could pin Lesnar, either. He was only beaten once in Division 1 if I remember correctly and it was points), but he's certainly not outwrestling or outmuscling him in the cage.

Brock may not be the greatest P4P wrestler in the sport, credential-wise, but he poses a threat that even a prime Coleman couldn't. He's ridiculously big and strong, Coleman may be able to beat him on the mat (I wouldn't trust a hope that he could pin Lesnar, either. He was only beaten once in Division 1 if I remember correctly and it was points), but he's certainly not outwrestling or outmuscling him in the cage.
Couture was doing a pretty good job wrestling-wise against Brock for as long as it lasted. There isn't really enough to go on based on his limited number of fights, but my honest impression is that Brock's wrestling is a bit overrated.

He's ducking Paul Williams.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Update

http://www.5thround.com/news/15966/ufc-champ-brock-lesnar-released-from-hospital/

lesnar is a good wrestler, he was 7 time NCAA champ but i think it's mostly because of his huge size and paul bunyan type strength. there are better wrestlers in MMA but none are as big and strong as the vanilla gorilla

lesnar is a good wrestler, he was 7 time NCAA champ but i think it's mostly because of his huge size and paul bunyan type strength. there are better wrestlers in MMA but none are as big and strong as the vanilla gorilla
7 time NCAA champ? It is not even possible to win it more than 4 times.

Brock spent his first 2 years of college at Jr. College and won the Division 1 title his senior year.

7 time NCAA champ? It is not even possible to win it more than 4 times.

Brock spent his first 2 years of college at Jr. College and won the Division 1 title his senior year.

he must have spent another 5 years in university of minnesota because i've heard him advertised as 7 time champ, i was shaking my head at that one, too, i woudn't be proud of spending 7 years in university and only getting a bachelor's degree, lolz

he must have spent another 5 years in university of minnesota because i've heard him advertised as 7 time champ, i was shaking my head at that one, too, i woudn't be proud of spending 7 years in university and only getting a bachelor's degree, lolz
It's not possible. You only get 4 years of eligibility to compete in college sports. It is possible to redshirt your freshman year (practice but not compete) and then compete for 4 years, therein spending 5 years in college.

As for Brock Lesnar, he was a Jr. College champ who spent 2 years at the University of Minnesota, becoming an NCAA division champ his senior year (1x).

he must have spent another 5 years in university of minnesota because i've heard him advertised as 7 time champ, i was shaking my head at that one, too, i woudn't be proud of spending 7 years in university and only getting a bachelor's degree, lolz
That's something that was spewed around during his WWE career to build the hype... They still call Mark Henry the "world's strongest man", and he never even won any major weightlifting titles.

It's not possible. You only get 4 years of eligibility to compete in college sports. It is possible to redshirt your freshman year (practice but not compete) and then compete for 4 years, therein spending 5 years in college.

As for Brock Lesnar, he was a Jr. College champ who spent 2 years at the University of Minnesota, becoming an NCAA division champ his senior year (1x).

That's something that was spewed around during his WWE career to build the hype... They still call Mark Henry the "world's strongest man", and he never even won any major weightlifting titles.

you guys are right, i watched the all access on lesnar last night and they said he won NCAA once in 2000 and he won the big 10 twice and a bunch of smaller college titles...lesnar trains like a f*cking beast though