UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will be sidelined indefinitely as he continues to suffer from illnesses that recently forced him to postpone his scheduled title defense against Shane Carwin, while Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been forced to withdraw from his matchup with fellow heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez which was to headline UFC 108.
At Saturday’s post-UFC 105 press conference, UFC President Dana White issued an update on Lesnar while also announcing Nogueira’s withdrawal from the January 2 card.
According to White, Lesnar, who is currently hospitalized in North Dakota after collapsing during a trip to Canada, is in “bad shape” as a result of mononucleosis and a second undisclosed illness and is “not getting well anytime soon.”
Nougiera, meanwhile, is likely to be hospitalized in the coming days to recover from a severe staph infection that has entered his blood and forced him out of the January fight.
While Carwin would have been a logical replacement to fight Velasquez at UFC 108, the heavyweight challenger will be out of action until February while rehabbing a knee injury.
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Jesus.
Maybe all the time mk4 and I were joking around about Lesnar getting sick, he really WAS contracting and fighting off the dreaded T virus.
And now BigNog is sick as well.
Maybe the UFC has Shane Carwin fight the winner of Mir-Kongo, or Cain Velasquez, for some sort of Interim HW title until Dana can hire one of those Dungeons and Dragons clerics to heal his HWs??
T virus nice :) Hope he recovers.
rip giant man or get well.
Damn……RIP Everybody! Good Lord. Whats Dan Severn doin that day!? Haha
I’m thinking that Frank Mir is probably visiting UFC offices with one of those facemask things doctors wear at hospitals…
I say throw the iceman as the main event vs anyone and you have a year end show. Franklin possibly or anyone else who he would crush
Trust me, I am a huge Chuck fan going back before his title. There are no easy fights left for him that anyone (as in big numbers wise) would pay for.
Wow, this sucks. I hope Brock can recover soon, and to a level where he can be competitive again, so that we can see either just how good he is, or him get knocked off. Also, I hope he can recover for his family’s sake, I know he’s got a wife and kids at home that want their husband/father to be there and healthy.
Nog, obviously want him to get well again soon for the same reasons as Brock. But wow, it must suck hard to get staph around the holidays two years in a row.
I was thinking the same thing about Nog
Wow, I don’t care brock as a fighter, but I still hope he gets better soon, Nog too. What’s happening to these guys?
Unfortunately, staph just kind of happens. Usually these infections happen through improper care of mats used for wrestling, but it can be picked up just about anywhere.
Mono, to the best of my knowledge, just kind of happens and heals when it feels good and ready to. The undisclosed illness is what worries me.
Me too. Why is it that it took so long for everyone to find out that it was mono? And how much longer will it be before we find out what this undisclosed illness is? Either way, hope they have a speedy recovery.
Brock is a private kind of guy.
indefinitely, huh?.. man that stinks. hope he shakes it…
really feel for ya big nog, the guy seems like a stand up, respectful guy and to have another go round with staph has gotta be a downer.. speedy recovery for both
This sucks, Lesnars illness seem pretty serious, hopefully he can make a full recovery and still be the same fighter he was before.
This completely blows.
And what kind of freak strain of mono is this? I remember people getting mono in high school and being off for maybe a week, two weeks if their parents let them milk it. Not saying mono’s not serious, I’m just saying if teenage imumne systems can handle mono (they do call it the “kissing disease”), why not the Germany’s super secret test experiment? This most definately is not mono, but is probably the result of Brock traveling with a reduced immune system due to the mono. I just hope he didn’t accidentally contract something much worse.
Yeah, the undisclosed second illness is very troubling. He’s hospitalized, so I’m kind of thinking it may be some brutal form of pneumonia. That’ll definitely get you an “absent indefinitely” note from the doctor.
Of course, it will also help him cut weight…
If you don’t take it easy and still try to keep up with your schedule to satisfy your fans though pneumonia will set it. It’s the main reason they want you to take it easy with Mono. Plus it’s easier for teen bodies to handle Mono because teens bodies are still growing many diseases that hit kids/teens reguarly (like chicken pox) are much worse when they hit adults. Mono is no exception.
The fact he’s still attempted to train and keep up with his public appearances just makes things worse. Hope he will finally take it easy so he can recover.
I knew a guy that go Mono in his early twenties and it put him out of action for three months.
I also second what ChrisL said, there are many diseases that are actually worse on adults than kids/teens.
Wow..it seems half the ufc is sick or injured.As much as i don’t like brock the fighter,i don’t like seeing anybody that sick.I hope he kicks this without any further complications than he’s already had.Because like him or not,he’s good for the UFC and the sport IMO.
Ouch, this is a low blow for sure. Brock big homie hope you can get healthy soon so Carwin can kick your a$$ JK. Nog not again. I guess these things happen from time to time. K let’s all get healthy so we can see these much anticipated matches we’ve all been dying to see PLEASE.
So, you’re saying that you hope they get healthy so they can risk their health in the cage for your amusement? :P Get healthy so I can watch you get KTFOd!!!
WTF are you talking about newbee?
I’m saying that you don’t really care about their health, or are you too dense to understand that?
UFC 108
KIMBO VS HOUSTON ALEXANDER
ST. PIERRE VS DAN HARDY
CHUCK LIDDELL VS VITOR BELFORT
Been reading some of the other reports on this stuff, and it looks like Dana has implied that Brock may have a mystery illness. Perhaps he needs to go see Dr. House. ;) Dana also said he is having a meeting with Brock and his people this week to find out what’s going on.
just saw that myself, who knows he could have caught something exotic due to a weakened immune system. He does live on a farm so theres no telling.
if every1 thought brock had mono and was gonna fight in january why did carwin go have knee surgery that doesnt make any sense so me
George,
When did I ever say anything negative about them getting healthy?
“Brock big homie hope you can get healthy soon”
Where out of that do you get me not caring about their health? Confusing but I’ll listen to your excuse for accusing me of something that never took place.
I can only conclude that you are not very bright. Why this has taken me three posts to demonstrate to you my point, is beyond me.
“K let’s all get healthy so we can see these much anticipated matches”
(1) You hope that the fighters get well.
(2) Why? Because you want to see them beat each other up (i.e., “these much anticipated matches”) — you want to see them fight each other. When two people fight, they usually get hurt, thus their health is compromised (e.g., they suffer broken hands, or broken noses, etc.)
Do you understand the contradiction here? You are saying that you want them to get healthy in order to watch them fight each other (and thus hurt each other and thus have them both damage their bodies and thus their health).
That is all that I am saying. I do not know how to make my point any clearer. I was just making a joke about the logic of your comment. I would prefer to leave it at that.
Enough bickering. I believe it is established that you both disagree, but seriously, move on to something else. The argument is over.
George,
wanting a fighter to lose in the cage doesn’t mean you hope or enjoy the fact that he’s ill.After all it is a sport we all have fighters we root for and against.I’m not a lesnar fan,but in no means am i glad he’s sick.So yes when he gets better(and hopefully soon) i will root for him to lose in the cage.
Yes, you’re right. Thank you for distinguishing between (a) hoping that a fighter gets ill, and (b) hoping that a fighter gets KTFOd. That’s what I find funny. “I hope Carwin beats your ass. (And in the same breath) Get well soon Brock!”
Not quite sure how you meant that?But it was pretty funny either way.
George,
Come on bud you’re not very bright?
Why the he!!, are you even commenting on a FULL CONTACT SPORT website if you’re whining about the fighter getting hurt or damage their bodies or what ever else gibberish you mentioned above.
I never said, “I hope Carwin kicks your a$$” go ahead and scroll up and confirm if needed.
An Yes I DO want to see this much anticipated match-up. I guess ALL real fans DO.
Hope the rest of your day goes better than earlier has for you.
RJA
Thanks, man for understanding.
Some people just need to be given a chance, if ya know what I mean.
See above. The bickering between you and George is over.
Animosity & George,
I agree with BsBiZ and you both need to relax on the personal attacks and now we all know where you both are coming from if this continues I won’t hesitate to remove content and if it gets worse I will put you on moderation, take this as a warning…..
Thank you,
FR702