Report: Brock Lesnar Unable to Fight Shane Carwin in January at UFC 108
UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will be unable to fight Shane Carwin in the main event of UFC 108 on January 2, according to Heavy.com, likely leaving the traditional blockbuster event without a championship headliner.
Lesnar was to take on Carwin later this month in the main event of UFC 106, but was forced to postpone the matchup due to an extended illness, believed to be mononucleosis, that has prevented him from training for over a month.
The fight was then targeted for UFC 108, but with Lesnar still battling the illness and unable to train for the bout it will again be postponed, likely to UFC 109 on February 6.
UFC 108, which takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, features Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva. The pay-per-view event is also expected to includes Junior dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga and Carlos Condit vs. Paul Daley.
For the latest UFC 108 rumors check out the MMAFrenzy.com UFC rumors section.
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Wow. This sucks! Lesnar has been sick for like two months now, wtf!
UFC needs to get a main event together now quick
UFC is getting LAME watch strikeforce instead its better!
They have 3 interesting fighters, and a show every 3 months?
Sounds pro!
Hey Rick Strikeforce has 3 shows this month alone, fyi
ufc’s getting lame?…..strikeforce cant even control there hw champion or mdw champion….they have no ww champion either?……also fighters getting sick is nothing that the ufc controls please stop billy
GSP told the Canadian Press today that he’s 100% right now and ready to go. Unfortunately, his next opponent is fighting next weekend… I say to hell with the order, GSP – Rumble Johnson for new years. ha. Throw his to the dogs and see how he does.
Although im totally down with Rumble crushing Kos…
Rumble should make 171 before trying to make 170.
Goes to show you how bad these flu epidemics can get when the UFC Heavyweight Champ is out of commission. I’ve been sick all week…AND IT SUCKS!
This is all Rampage’s fault. What an idiot. He should nix that stupid movie and fight Evans!
If GSP is healthy then they should put him on the card in the Main Event but who would be his opponent?!
Why not Matt Hughes again? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha When you take a good look inside the organization man UFC has a lot of washed up has beens!
? washed up has beens? how…..i didnt know mark kerr was in the ufc
Yeah mono isn’t the flu…
Anyway wonder how Dana took the news after wrecking his ferrari…
So is Lesnar gona keep avoiding this fight until Carwin injures himself training like everyone else is doing and get someone he believes he can beat or what.. So sick of hearing about this WWE guy
Yeah, he purposely got Mono, to avoid the fight… right.
Mono is brutal, there is no “set” time for how long it takes to get over, it can take a month to several (more than three) months to get over, depending on the person and the severity.
I mean to break it down simply, doesn’t anyone remember back in high school that when someone got mono, they were out for like the rest of the year?
Mono sets in with flu like symptoms…which during flu season is most likely to be called the flu it’s only when it persists that it’s usually found to be mono.
canceling again? and 2 months before the fight? this guy better be on his death bed
While I am not sure as to what exactly ails Lesnar, it is fair to say, unlike all self proclaimed ‘UFC puritans’, that it is very common for a fight to be rescheduled due to an injury afflicting the fighter concerned. It might be a very minor injury but nonetheless it is a fair ground for postponement. Mutiple reasons for that. UFC doesn’t want the fighter to fight at anything less than 100% as it might affect the quality of their shows and by extension, their brand image. Fans want a fighter to be at his best and not go into a fight at less than optimal capacity as they have paid good money to see the world’s best go at it. Heck, even the opponent himself would want an opponent to be at his highest fitness level so that his training can actually amount to something, and he can build his skills better by fighting someone fully fit rather than just lurking around. But the question is, is Lesnar ’sick’ or ‘injured’ in the conventional sense? From acounts written by his personal friends, he just seems to be tired. To be more precise, he seems to have had an overdose of MMA, the training schedule, and living the constant 24/7 asetic lifestyle that is characteristic of a fighter’s schedule months before a fight. Some might say that that is mental exhaustion and cannot be equated with a legitimate form of injury or sickness. But I am not too sure that he is actually sick. If he is, then he should be diagnosed with one. Mere mental exhaustion cannot and should not amount to as a ground for postponement. The only reason I think he should be given a break however is a selfish one. Everyone has seen Lesnar fight and they know that everyone benefits from seeing him at his best. The fans, fighters and the UFC itself. I support his ‘medical leave’ as I can be assured that when he is fit, fireworks will be at display.
man guys give it up wwe this and wwe that if the guy is sick he is sick there is a serious illness going around and if he has it he cant train and if you cant train you cant fight so give it up its his belt he’ll fight when he is ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not to sound insensitive here, but I can’t help but wonder what sort of mid to longterm effects this apparently severe illness might have on Lesnar.
One of the consequences of a lengthy illness is weight loss, and most would agree that Lesnar’s Neanderthalic size and strength are his greatest MMA assets.
If influenza or whatever effectively reduces him to the status of merely mortal, how long will it take for him to regain his Hulk-like stature?
Also, how long will Dana wait before thinking about an Interim champion?
Mono could certainly cause weightloss. I knew a guy who didn’t have any weight to spare, like Lesnar does, that lost 30 lbs with mono. He was out for around two months and couldn’t kick the stuff. From my understanding, the only way to get rid of it is rest, rest and more rest. Then after you’re done resting, rest some more.
the other thing to worry about as it pertains to fighters is that Mono causes the Spleen to swell to the point where it can burst if it’s struck the right way… and ruptured spleens are not on the AMA’s list of healthy things to do. That can lead to serious side effects… like death… So if it’s Mono it’s going to be awhile until he can go again.
Yea I had mono about two years ago, I didn’t know what was wrong, first the doctors thought it was just a really bad cold, then the flu, finally bloodwork said mono, I was probably sick for about 5 weeks, but I’ve known people who were down months with it…its an awful feeling, just getting out of bed to walk to the bathroom or something could be exhausting…so if that’s what lesnar has, this could be bad, but being in peak physical health probably has to help
And to kristi, to call brock just some “wwe guy” at this point is just pointless and well, ignorant
Actually, yeah, I thought we were past this pro wrestler tag for Lesnar, especially considering as how I personally beat that thing to death a few months back…
Trolls gotta troll
South that is too funny
Is fat boy upset that he will not be able to lay on Shane like he has done the rest of his opponents. Brock is all hype. Brock is to the UFC as Kimbo was to Strikeforce. The only person Brock
can beat is Sable.There is no evidence to say that he has ever, or would ever beat his wife, come on dude. -Justin
lol…its like a disease
Should Fedor and Brock ever meet, what will you say if Brock just lays on Faydoor and wins?
If you let a huge dude take you down and you cant get him off you but he can easily mash your face over and over, you lose. I dont care if you call it skill or not, its a fight and that seems a very good way to win a fight.
Until someone even puts up a fight with Brock, the dude is undisputed in my book.
Kimbo never fought for Strikeforce…
Details, details. Just like the fact that Brock TKOed both Randy and Mir, not just “laid on them”, or the fact that he has won four fights, not 0, oh yeah, and there is no evidence to say that he beats his wife.
Right. He just gets on her. After drinking an ice cold Coors Light.
dbiz,
Last time I checked there is absolutely nothing wrong with getting on top of your wife, regardless of what beer you drank before hand, or if you’ve even drank a beer.
I would also like to know “fat boy’s” body fat %.
Crack a smile with your beer man. That’s a Smile, because Frown won’t pay me nothin!
Do you ever say any thing but crap Troll! Go Away!
Not sure exactly who this was directed at, but everyone it could have been directed at say lots of other things.
I had mono in high school and my brother did at the same time. We were out of commission for 3 months. We had to get home schooled for state tests. It was the worst! By coincedence, my bother also contracted lyme disease (from a camping trip) and strep throat. (which I think all cased of mono get) Anyway, you’re basically too tired to get out of bed. No fun.
Worst post ever.
I heard its not Mono at all, I believe he’s suffering from the same ailment as this Warrior from the 90s:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9UxPx_YPHY
couldnt resist.
I just hope that we don’t see another Interim Title fight because those suck bad, they hand out fake belts that don’t mean anuything. I hop Brock recovers sonn so he can go Incredible Hulk on Carwin.
The guys commenting on how mono can be brutal are right. I had it in high school and was actually out for about six months. Dropped weight from 135 to 105. And I still occasionally felt the effects for over a year. It can really be brutal, and the effects can get worse with age.
I don’t like Brock, in fact I can’t stand him. But I hope he makes a full recovery so that when he does face someone who puts him down and shuts him up there won’t be any excuses. I could totally see him blaming not being 100% for getting beaten.
Attention Brock HATERS:
Get over it guys he’s are HW champion and will be for quite some time.
These idiotic statements that “he beats his wife” blah blah shows the ignorance of some of the FAKE fans on our beloved and most intelligent MMA website know to man.
Justin H
Bro I know everyone is entitled to their opinions but some of these TROLLS you unknowingly and regrettably let in have to go some where else like Junkie where the real TOOLS are.
I understand where you are coming from, just be patient for a bit and all will be handle……..
I give people a shot, and try to coach them in the right direction. We have several members who are great members who have had to receive some guidance early in their time at the Frenzy. If people don’t respond well, they’re gone.
I totally agree with you that Lesnar is the champ, and deserves it completely. He has beaten some of the best in the world in a very short career and deserves a lot of respect for that. He also turned his back on a WWE career where he was making a lot more money in order to pursue an MMA career, which I also respect. That is entirely different from liking the guy. I still want to see someone take him out. (Admittedly, I’m not sure anyone can do that right now!)
Brock is ducking Carwin. no question in my mind… I had mono in the 8th grade and was back on my feet in 4 weeks… How often have we seen GAME fighters take a championship fight in only a matter of weeks, sometimes less. Face it if Brock wanted to prove himself he would step up to this challenge and give the fans (aka his employers) the fight that they want. That’s right I said it.
YA ok buddy….. all you had to do was pick the bread out of your braces in the 8th grade not train for a fight and put up a title defense against an undefeated contender, when you are the champion you want to as close to 100% as possible, this isn’t the 8th grade!
your not serious with that comment, right. lets run down the list of (as i stated previously) GAME fighters that have taken figts fights in very short notice
Krzysztof Soszynski took on Brandon Vera at UFC 102 with two weeks notice.
Josh Koscheck has agreed to step up on short notice to fight Anthony Johnson at UFC 106
Jason Guida replacing Ken Shamrock with one week notice to fight Bobby lashley
Veach taking on Frank Edgar with Little notice after Pellegrino pulled out….
And the list goes on and on and on and… well you get the point.
Soszynski and Guida both lost, Kos and Veach remain to be seen. And do you really want to use Jason Guida to try to prove a point? And what does stepping up on short notice have to do with defending a championship while you have mono?
Wow.
Pretty much all I can say after reading thru some of the sh!tstain postings here.
I got a well-deserved rep for being a Lesnar detractor, but I never accused the guy of ducking fights, being fat, or worse, hitting his female.
I mean honestly, THATS how we discuss Brock Lesnar at the frenZy these days?
I may have hammered Lesnar at this site a little too hard and a lot too often, but neve ron my worse day did I accuse the guy of being a felon.
I’ve also read some garbage on other threads about Lesnar taking PEDs, and thats why he’s roughly the size of a silverback gorilla.
Again, I’ve questioned everything from Lesnar’s sportsmanship to his participation in MMA, but I never threw around baseless accusations just because he soundly defeated to of my favorite fighters in Frank Mir and Randy Couture.
And for the last damned time, all of you leave off of that WWE/pro wrestling thing. The guy hasn’t worked there for years, and when he did by all accounts he was professional and successful in that industry.
The man, ill or not, is the rightful UFC HW champion. Either deal with it, or head on over to some shady ihatelesnar.com site and post your noise there, and leave the frenZy for those of us who love the sport and know what the fu<k we're talking about.
I used to consider myself this site's top dog when it came to shivving Lesnar, but I can't come close to, nor would I care to, stoop to the gutter level of calling the man a wife-beater.
I mean, where do these trolls go from here?
Whats next?
"Lesnar mistreats his kid, Lesnar shoots puppies, blahblahblah"
Pretty sad…
Great post, and I am the guy who was on the other side of the fence from you, saying give Lesnar a shot… I didnt want to like him, and as an individual, I dont, but I argued then and now that the dude DOES belong in the UFC.
The WWE stuff though… Unfortunatly, I guess I kind of still “shiv” Brock for that. Not for his past but his mental state now seems to me to still be WWE’ish. Maybe thats just how he is and its not a show, but either way, I dont like that attitude in the UFC. I wish he would eat a little humble pie and stick with “Im the champ, come take my belt” rather than rude gestures and “suck it” style comments. To me, thats UFC vs WWE in reality.
I doubt you disagree and I know what you meant. Again, great post and I echo your sentiments.