UFC president Dana White posted on his twitter account that Brock underwent “minor surgery.”
“Leaving bismarck ND right now,” wrote White. “Brock had minor surgery and is feeling better. Not 100% sure he is out of the woods but feeling better.”
Shane Carwin made the following post on The Underground, discussing Brock Lesnar's health situation…
I am sure most of you know I am not the leader of the Lesnar Fan Club. That being said, antics or not, he is OUR UFC HWT Champion. He beat a future Hall of Famer to keep that belt and he NEEDS our prayers and good thoughts right now.
At the end of the day I can take off my UFC shirt and say here is a man, a Champion that has been brought down by an illness not another man. It is very humbling if you think about it.
Brock has a wife, kid, and friends that depend on him to make their lives better. You do not have to support Brock and his antics but you should have respect for the human side of what is happening here.
This is not a ploy to sell more tickets, he is the biggest draw this sport has ever had. This is not him ducking me or any other fighter. This is about a man who is fighting an illness for his career, family and friends.
Talk of stripping a man of his title due to illness will set this sport back farther then anything Brock has ever said. We need our Champions healthy and defending. I know the show will go on but to be a Champion you must beat a Champion.
My family and I send our thoughts and well wishes to Brock's family, friends and training partners. We are indeed keeping you in our thoughts.
If you sit around bashing Brock or making fun of this because of his antics you might be the very same thing you despise. As an MMA fan, as a human be concerned that one of OUR OWN has fallen and needs our support.
The speculation can come to an end. Brock is being treated in an unidentified hospital for a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract, UFC President Dana White told the Associated Press on Monday.
"He's in stable condition and should be released soon," said White.
When asked if Lesnar would fight again, White told the Associated press that, “It depends on how serious this is.”
The November 2009 issue of UFC Magazine in now available on newsstands.
UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is featured in the cover story of this second installement of the magazine. Lesnar talks about why he left the WWE and calls out his next challenger Shane Carwin’s 10-0 undefeated record.
Brock Lesnar is scheduled for "major surgery" at the world-renown Mayo Clinic to correct an internal sickness that could prevent him from fighting again.
"There's a possibility Lesnar will never fight again," Dana White told TMZ, which covered the story this morning. White said Lesnar does not have HIV or cancer, but the issue is serious enough that his fight career is in jeopardy (intestinal disorder).