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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
View full size photo » Zach Arnold points out the fact that Lesnar walked away from the WWE, wrestling in Japan, the NFL and asks the question is the UFC going to be the next bride of Lesnar left jilted at the altar? There are a lot who aren't fans who are scared that Lesnar isn't going to be fighting. There's good reason for these fans to worry about Lesnar and his...
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Unbeaten Brock Lesnar has mononucleosis and won't be able to defend his UFC heavyweight title Jan. 2 against Shane Carwin, UFC president Dana White texted to the Los Angeles Times.
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Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... The UFC was hopeful that Fedor's next fight would be against UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar , before Fedor signed with Strikeforce this past summer. Despite Fedor fighting for the competition, Carwin let it be known whom he picks in a bout between Fedor and Lesnar. "I think that Fedor would beat Brock," Carwin bluntly noted. Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers...
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Brock Lesnar is the UFC Heavyweight Champion. That fact cannot be disputed. Apparently, everything else in the Mixed Martial Arts history of the athletic freak of nature is up for reconsideration, depending on what side of the Lesnar Line you land on. If you’re Team Lesnar, than there is no need to reconstruct the events that have [...]
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City Pages - The Blotter (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
What was once thought to be H1N1 is now believed to be mono.
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Las vegas sun Blogs: 'Elsewhere' (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Brock Lesnar's UFC heavyweight title defense against Shane Carwin was bumped from the UFC 106 card due to what was believed to have been a bad bout with the flu for the champ. Now, Lesnar has been diagnosed with mononucleosis, and is still unable to get in a full workout. The fight was going to be moved from the Nov. 21 event in Las Vegas to UFC 108 on Jan. 2 — also in Las...
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Octagon Buzz (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Because of heavyweight Brock Lesnar suffering from an illness, it appears that the bout pitting challenger Shane Carwin against Lesnar is on hold – for right now. On Carwin’s official blog, he had this to say about the development: “Guys my manager Jason Genet just told me that UFC 108 is not happening. Brock has Mono and [...]
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
View full size photo » Heavy.com reports: Sources close to Brock Lesnar's camp informed Heavy.com tonight that Lesnar will not be able to participate in the postponed main event of UFC 108 against Shane Carwin. Lesnar has battled an undisclosed illness for the past month that forced him to withdraw from a scheduled title defense against Carwin at UFC 106. The bout...
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Brock Lesnar is still sick, and may not be ready in time for UFC 108 on January 2nd, according to Greg Nelson in an interview with Kevin Iole: "I’m not sure exactly what it is he has, mono or whatever, but I know that he was sick and couldn’t get a good, hard workout in," Nelson said. "There’s a big difference between making an appearance and smiling and...
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MixedMartialArtVideos.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Cagewriter caught up with Mir during a break in training. He talked about Brock Lesnar pulling out of UFC 106 and the state of the heavyweight division. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | yesterday
... would win. That's what they all say after losing to Fedor. While I would love to see Fedor fight Brock Lesnar, there's a small part of me that thinks it should never happen. For Fedor to lose his streak at the hands of a giant 60 pounds bigger than him seems like an injustice to the greatest fighter in the history of the sport. I won't complain about seeing Fedor fight for free on...
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Camel Clutch Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Fedor Emelianenko will fight his first fight in a three-fight deal with Strikeforce. Fedor will fight relative unknown, Brett Rogers in what is being billed as the main-event. Rogers has the unenviable task of trying to survive against arguably the greatest MMA fighter of the 21st century. Related posts: Fedor’s Management Says Brett Rogers Is Better Than Brock Lesnar Fedor Emelianenko...
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LATICONOMICS (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... borrow an analogy from Peter Schiff . Imagine if you will a victim at the unfortunate end of a Brock Lesnar knuckle sandwich. The blow has knocked him out cold and the medics try to revive him. The best suggestion they can come up with is to have Lesnar pound the man's head even harder with his fists. When the man has seizures from the repeated pounding, a medic (coincidently...
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Sorry I’ve been slacking on breaking down the Strikeforce Main Card this week; in addition to moving, writing revisionist histories on Brock Lesnar and trying to find a job has taken up all of my time. Now that it’s already Thursday, here’s what we’re going to do: two today, two tomorrow and Punch Drunk Predictions on [...]
