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i dont think cain is fast enough for brock..... jr dos santos after that, maybe if he keeps it standing.... but right now

as much as i hate to admit it

brock is the man to beat and i dont see anyone doing it in the next few fights

Yep I agree with ya there... I mean there is always a chance he could get caught with ko punch but he was taking some massive hits from carwin and survived... Maybe with better placement of punches he prolly would have been out cold...

Did anybody know that carwin only made 40,000 on the fight.. Not including sponsors. Lesnar made 400,000$... Leben made 45,000$ plus another 40 I beleive for winning fight of the night... I say carwin got screwed on his contract deal.
 
Carwin got big time screwed. He should have won that fight. They should have stopped the fight when he was putting a hurt to brock's dome and he was laying there like a punching bag. Carwin ran out of steam trying for a stoppage. You may see it diff but thats how I saw it.

The main events always seem like the beating goes on a little too much longer especially when it's a title match. I was waiting for it to be stopped but on my case I was happy it went on. Ultimately I would say even though he was getting his ass worked he was defending to his beat ability and was moving/trying for better position when ref warned he would stop the fight if he did not defend! Either way next time around I see the fight going carwins way without a doubt.
 

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i think they allowed the fight to continue as long as it did because these are 265lb beats
brock was protecting himself, too bad carwin couldnt hit a couple more elbows and open him up some more.

carwin has a full time job ( not sure what it is ) but fighting is like a "side gig"
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Lesnar out of UFC 131 amid health battles

Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has had a reoccurrence of diverticulitis and has been forced to withdraw from his June 11 fight against Junior dos Santos in Vancouver.

Lesnar, 33, said he is not planning to retire and is considering his treatment options. Lesnar said during a hastily arranged conference call Thursday that he spent 14 hours undergoing tests and meeting with doctors Wednesday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Surgery is an option, but Lesnar said he is still in the middle of accumulating information.

UFC president Dana White said Shane Carwin will replace Lesnar and will face dos Santos in a No. 1 contender’s match in the main event of UFC 131. Carwin has been training to fight Jon Olav Einemo.

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Diverticulitis has forced Brock Lesnar to withdraw from UFC 131. He is seeking treatment options.

In 2009, Lesnar had to withdraw from a heavyweight title defense against Shane Carwin at UFC 106, though he was able to return to fight Carwin at UFC 116 on July 3, 2010. Lesnar submitted Carwin in the second round but lost his title to Cain Velasquez at UFC 121 on Oct. 23.

Lesnar was training for the dos Santos fight after appearing with him on Spike TV’s reality show “The Ultimate Fighter,” but said he hasn’t been able to train the way he needs to in order to be ready for June 11.

“I dodged a bullet about two years ago with diverticulitis, at that time not knowing what the problem was,” Lesnar said. “I dodged the bullet by not having the surgery. Diverticulitis is an illness that never goes away. It’s something I’ve dealt with since my first occurrence, and I’ve been battling with it. It’s something that’s in your colon for the rest of your life, and I’ve been able to maintain it to a point where it’s tolerable.

“I was able to go through two training camps – Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez – and made it through those camps without having a bout or any symptoms.”

Diverticulitis is a condition of the colon that occurs when pouches form on the colon and become inflamed. The only way to treat them is with antibiotics, or they can be removed by excising a part of the colon. Lesnar said he’s been battling symptoms for the past three months but still hasn’t determined whether or not to have surgery.

He apologized to dos Santos, the UFC and Spike for having to pull out, but said he wasn’t able to train anywhere near the capacity needed to be ready to compete. However, he insisted that he would find a solution and continue his career.

Lesnar said the illness is not as serious as it was in 2009, when the situation became life-threatening, but said it “drains my entire body down.” He said he believed he would be able to find a long-term solution that wouldn’t risk his health but would allow him to resume his career.

“I am forced to make a decision to either have surgery or to deal with this the rest of my life,” Lesnar said. “I’m fighting a different fight here than having to give up a fight on June 11. A lot of things go through your mind as an athlete, especially myself. This is something that has been wearing on me for about a month now. Different thoughts come to your mind, but it wouldn’t be fair to myself, or to my family, or to the people who I have to get into the Octagon with and perform in front of, because I wouldn’t have been 100 percent on June 11. I’m not there now and I had to make a decision this week, to allow the UFC enough time.

“I have enough respect for them. My health is No. 1. My family is No. 1. It was a hard decision. I’m choked up about it, and there is nothing I can do. I’ll tell you one thing: I’m not retiring. This isn’t the end of my fight career.”

Lesnar said he wasn’t able to get himself to 100 percent after his previous problem with diverticulitis and estimated that he was 85 or 90 percent of himself in his bouts with Carwin and Velasquez.

He said he’d adjusted his diet and felt he was handling the problem, which made the reoccurrence more frustrating.

“What’s been so frustrating about this, when this thing came back to bite me in the [behind] here, is that I’ve been just diligent about [following doctor’s orders],” Lesnar said. ” This is my life. I take this very seriously. If you ask anyone about me, I’m very professional when it comes to my fight career. I follow things. I haven’t gotten to where I am today by not being dedicated. I have been very dedicated with my diet. We’ve been doing different things, and new things, and things that have probably carried me this far.”

Lesnar said a normal person can manage it, but because he’s a professional athlete competing at the highest level, he pushes his body harder and asks more of it. He said, “I feel bad to say this, but I’ve been unsuccessful being able to manage this [while still] being an ultimate fighter.”
 

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Was at the las Vegas airport yesterday and ran into Nate Marquardt getting a burrito at baja fresh. Very cool guy. I said to him "you have a fight next month, right?". He said yeah so I wished him good luck. He said he appreciates it and shook my hand. Just goes to show these guys can be very humble. Also fighters aren't covered head to toe in tapout crap. Couple months back I saw Grey Maynard at a chipotle in Vegas. Didn't bug him though.
 

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Was at the las Vegas airport yesterday and ran into Nate Marquardt getting a burrito at baja fresh. Very cool guy. I said to him "you have a fight next month, right?". He said yeah so I wished him good luck. He said he appreciates it and shook my hand. Just goes to show these guys can be very humble. Also fighters aren't covered head to toe in tapout crap. Couple months back I saw Grey Maynard at a chipotle in Vegas. Didn't bug him though.

I met Stephan Bonner in a Home Depot in the city about 4 years ago and talked with him for a few minutes. He was really nice!
 

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I really hope Mir destroys Nelson. I really hate "big country" or whatever he calls himself.

For a hefty guy, Nelson carries himself rather well. He did win that grapplers challenge against Mir a while back but things have changed now. I'm hoping Mir takes him out as well, he will need to keep this thing standing and avoid getting stuffed on the ground by Big Country's belly. Both fighters are at a point where they need a win to bring them back into title contention.
 

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For a hefty guy, Nelson carries himself rather well. He did win that grapplers challenge against Mir a while back but things have changed now. I'm hoping Mir takes him out as well, he will need to keep this thing standing and avoid getting stuffed on the ground by Big Country's belly. Both fighters are at a point where they need a win to bring them back into title contention.

he does carry himself well, but after seeing him on the Ultimate Fighter, I was really unimpressed with his attitude and his wins on the show.
 

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he does carry himself well, but after seeing him on the Ultimate Fighter, I was really unimpressed with his attitude and his wins on the show.

I remember watching the show and thinking to myself, "Man this guy really thinks he out classes everyone here." But he did get the job done and stuck it to Dana. They threw Stefan Struve at him and he demolished him. Then shit got real with Junior Dos Santos and Roys chin was tested. I was surprised JDS did not finish the fight but regardless Roy does have that quality about him. He does act cocky but I guess that's what makes him who he is.
 
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