UFC champ Brock Lesnar has surgery for bacterial infection

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TweetUltimate Fighting Championship star Brock Lesnar is recovering Tuesday after surgery related to a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract, UFC president Dana White said.
“Leaving Bismarck, N.D. right now. Brock had minor surgery and is feeling better,” White wrote on his Twitter account.
“Not 100 per cent sure he is out of the woods but feeling better.”
White confirmed Monday that Lesnar was suffering from a bacterial infection. WCCO-TV, the Minneapolis CBS affiliate, reported the condition is a severe case of diverticulitis, a common digestive disease often found in the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis, which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) on the outside of the colon. Diverticulitis results if one of the pouches becomes inflamed.
Normal treatment includes no solid food, plenty of IV fluids and broad-spectrum antibiotics. After release from the hospital, patients will typically be placed on a low-fibre diet to give the colon time to recover.
Surgery is usually avoided for patients experiencing their first attack, unless the condition is serious as this one appears to be. In some cases surgery may be required to remove the area of the colon with the diverticula.
If the infection were to spread to the lining of the abdominal cavity, it could cause a potentially fatal inflammation.
Lesnar has twice had to delay a UFC heavyweight title defence versus Shane Carwin. The first bout was scheduled for UFC 106 this weekend but got postponed after Lesnar was diagnosed with mononucleosis. The match was rescheduled for UFC 108 in January but is now on hold indefinitely.
White said Monday he was encouraging Lesnar to check into the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., for further treatment. He also said he did not know when or if the 32-year-old South Dakota native will return to the Octagon.
“It depends on how serious this is,” White told The Associated Press.
White, speaking to TMZ on Monday, said: “There’s a possibility Lesnar will never fight again.”
Lesnar, who grew up on a dairy farm in Webster, South Dakota and now lives in Minnesota, is a former wrestler at Bismarck State College and the University of Minnesota. He gained fame as one of the biggest names in World Wrestling Entertainment before quitting pro wrestling and trying out with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings. Soon after, he transitioned to mixed martial arts where he quickly became the biggest draw in the sport.
In just his fourth career match, Lesnar beat UFC legend Randy Couture to win the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 91 last November. He defended the belt for the first time in July at UFC 100, beating former champion Frank Mir.
White revealed to reporters following the post-UFC 105 press conference last Saturday in England that while Lesnar was still dealing with the mononucleosis, he was now suffering from a much more serious illness. Speculation quickly began running wild over what Lesnar was suffering from.
White said Monday that Lesnar wanted to thank his fans for support. But he said it’s tough to tell how 6-foot-3, 265-pound Lesnar is feeling.
“He’s never in good spirits and he’s not in good spirits now,” White said.
White said Saturday he wasn’t sure what to do regarding the heavyweight title, but acknowledged that if Lesnar is out for “a long wait, we’re going to have to do something.” The last thing he wants to do, White added, is strip a fighter of a title he won. “I don’t know if we’ll have to do an interim (champion) or what we’ll do to fix it.”

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TweetDiverticulitis can be a recurrent problem if the diet is not watched. Hopefully he will be okay!