Brock Lesnar battling diverticulitus again, debating about "life changing" surgery

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Brock Lesnar backs out of UFC 131; suffers from diverticulitis once again - National Pro Wrestling | Examiner.com

Brock Lesnar is battling diverticulitis again, the same illness that almost led to his retirement from the UFC in 2009. As a result, he has been forced to withdraw from his fight against Junior Dos Santos at UFC 131 in June.

Lesnar maintains that he's not retiring, but does say that he has to either decide to live with the lifelong pain and other complications from diverticulitis, or undergo "life changing surgery". (Which i am assuming is a colostomy of some sort, based on what i've read about the condition).

Best luck to lesnar, I dont like him, but its sad to see any athlete trying to come to grips that their career is over, whether they know it or not.

I was talking to my cousin who is a trainer about this this morning, and he said that while Lesnar may never "officially retire", it will be extremely difficult for him to get cleared to fight while having diverticulitis, and if he does indeed have to get a colostomy or something related, the chances of him actively competing again are slim to none.

My personal thoughts say that Brock will be out for a while, he will get his condition under control to some degree, and maybe be able to get one last fight in a state that has less strict licensing requirements, if Brock is hell bent on fighting again and allows him to end his career in pride and most likely go out with a win.