Lesnar forced to withdraw

[Steel Mamba]

Shane Carwin FTMFW

http://mmamania.com/2009/10/28/despite-illness-of-his-own-shane-carwin-would-have-never-pulled-out-of-the-fight/

“Last week was the first week that I actually started feeling better from a strain of the swine flu. I had lost over 15 pounds (something I could not afford to loose) and had just pulled some muscles in my leg during training. As 104 approached my manager said, ‘we should be thankful we are not fighting, from your re-broken nose to the leg, this wasn’t our time’. As I prepared to go to 104, I began slowly realizing what was ahead of me; I needed to be home training and rehabbing, not traveling and missing days of necessary time with my Team. I was due to be fighting for the UFC Heavyweight title. I called Jason back and said you are right, but I can’t go to LA I need to train. I was reminded about my commitments to the fans at Kmart and the Q&A, and I knew I had to go. In LA I was reminded exactly why we do this sport. Fans were all over the place and every interaction was a positive one. While at Kmart I meet a young man who competes in the Special Olympics and he said he looked up to us fighters. I was so taken back by the fact that he put us fighters on a pedestal. Here was this young man who defied incredible odds in life to reach the Olympics and he pushes himself every day to do things you and I take for granted. I was bitching about a flu, my leg (that would heal), and taking time away from training and this young man looks up to me? He gave me his Octagon necklace and I do not think he realized what an impact he made on me. I knew right then that I was going to suck it up and drive on. Edward and the rest of Team Carwin would be the fuel to carry me through the rough times and make sure that come fight night I will be the champion … Fighting for the UFC belt is my path and honestly Brock coming down with his illness only gives me more time to be in that much better shape. It is a blessing if you want to know the truth. I would have never pulled out of the fight. I would wheel myself to the cage if it was my choice. I know this is my destiny and I don’t need everything to be perfect I just need my opportunity to show the world what I can do and who I am.”

[Warner2BruceTD]

Shane Carwin FTMFW

http://mmamania.com/2009/10/28/despi...-of-the-fight/

Is it just me, or does Carwin come off as "hollier than thou"? He's pretty annoying.

First, his "this isnt predetermined, this is real, I hate prowres RAWR" rant, now this "I pulled a muscle and had swine flu too but never though of pulling out of the fight" stuff.

Good for you, champ. Guys pull out of fights all the time. Guys fight hurt all the time. Big whoop. You'll fight a month later.

[Tailback U]

Brock probably accidentally ran his roid cycle a few weeks too long and needs a bit more time to get it out of his system before the fight.

Hopefully he looks like this again:

[Warner2BruceTD]

Brock probably accidentally ran his roid cycle a few weeks too long and needs a bit more time to get it out of his system before the fight.

Hopefully he looks like this again:

Yeah, Brock had anabolic blood in those days. MMA Brock is significantly softer, and weighs 40-60 lbs less than he did in that pic....and he has a giant penis on his chest.

Bobby Lashley still looks like that, and somehow passes his piss tests.

[Tailback U]

Yeah I don't know how Lashley has maintained that look, I'm guessing maybe the other fight organizations don't test as hard as UFC or they give their fighters prior notice?

Brock is so soft now that it makes my dick limp....nohomo..?

[Steel Mamba]

Brock is still sick

http://mmamania.com/2009/11/03/ufc-quick-quote-brock-lesnar-still-sick-return-could-be-delayed-until-feb-6/