FanIQ News: Borck Lesnar withdraws from UFC 106 due to flu-like illness

0	If Brock Lesnar wasn't such a dumb ass he would have gone to the hospital after a couple days with the flu got some antibiotics got healthy and trained for his fight against Carwin. In my opinion I think hes just scared of possibly getting KO.

10/26/09

johnsward66

7	Well, that's one way to stay Champ a little longer.

10/26/09

JrCanuckFan

0	(Edited by JrCanuckFan) Somehow, this news really doesn't surprise me at all. Oh I believe he's been sick, but honestly, if he were to fight, and lose, it would only give him an excuse for losing. Better to get healthy again, then fight, and lose without an excuse!

10/26/09

Diablorain

0	Brock will be champ for a long time...none of you would fight when your sick and neither would i...he is doing the right thing:)

10/26/09

Alpha_Dawg

0	Carwin would of beat his a$$ and brock knows it. Carwin will be the next heavy wieght champ. Brock sucks!!!

10/26/09

HULL_17

3	maybe it's the swine flu.....

10/26/09

jason_bigger

0	lesnar a pretty big boy

10/26/09

Matt

1	He's actually too embarrassed to keep showing off his penis tattoo.

10/26/09

Pat

0	UPDATE: The fight has been rescheduled for January 2, at UFC 108

10/26/09

daddybair33

0	all the haters are gonna be all over brock for this. like he really wants to give up this huge payday. this fight will happen , the real question is what does he have that's kept him"sick" for over 3 weeks .

10/26/09

daddybair33

0	Pat wrote: UPDATE: The fight has been rescheduled for January 2, at UFC 108 thanks , that's good to know.

10/26/09

MacDoogie

0	All of those roids are catching up to him. Sad day for Brocky

10/26/09

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daddybair33 wrote:

all the haters are gonna be all over brock for this. like he really wants to give up this huge payday. this fight will happen , the real question is what does he have that's kept him"sick" for over 3 weeks .

it's the flu...try reading the article
obviously he's not faking this, you don't get to be UFC or NCAA champion by making excuses and backing out,
the man's a hard worker and is probably too stupid to have any self doubt or go lick door knobs so he could be champ longer

10/26/09

Diablorain

0	Alpha_Dawg wrote: Carwin would of beat his a$$ and brock knows it. Carwin will be the next heavy wieght champ. Brock sucks!!! HAHAHA..you make me laugh

10/26/09

Steelersfan812

1	Carwin gonna to get his a** kicked.

10/26/09

adrisoto86

1	I say they just move the Sanchez/Penn matchup to UFC 106 instead of 107. i don't think i can wait much longer for that one!!!

10/26/09

0	He's really been working on his acting so he can be Face in the new A-Team movie.

10/26/09

aos035

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10/27/09

ssrivastav86

1	brock should again join wwe because he is afraid of carwin.........

10/27/09

daddybair33

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hapkido_warrior wrote:

it's the flu...try reading the article
obviously he's not faking this, you don't get to be UFC or NCAA champion by making excuses and backing out,
the man's a hard worker and is probably too stupid to have any self doubt or go lick door knobs so he could be champ longer

in no way did suggest that brock was faking , i was wondering what exactly it is . normal flue lasts a week tops , i have kids so i know about the flue. it was the 3 weeks that it said he was sick that i meant. could be something serious.

10/27/09

Jays_Leafs_Ffan

1	Carwin is in for a surprise when he fights Lesnar. Brock feels no PAIN.Even though Shane is big i think when Brock does the ground and pound it will be all over.

10/27/09

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(Edited by KyleJCook6)

To all of those people posting saying Brock is so good Brock can't be beaten then you obviously know nothing. The reason why you think he is going to win is because hes "big" and he can take people down. Well then you must have never seen Carwin fight because he has the ability to keep this game on the feet, and all of us true fans know that Carwin is going to murder Brock on the feet.

10/27/09

Pat

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KyleJCook6 wrote:

To all of those people posting saying Brock is so good Brock can't be beaten then you obviously know nothing. The reason why you think he is going to win is because hes "big" and he can take people down. Well then you must have never seen Carwin fight because he has the ability to keep this game on the feet, and all of us true fans know that Carwin is going to murder Brock on the feet.

To be fair, Brock IS that good. His wrestling is world-class, and he is almost always able to dictate where the fight happens. That's something that can not be underestimated.

I do agree, however, that Carwin has a great chance. He is also a great wrestler, and has enough size that he's one of the few people who might be able to successfully defend Brock's takedowns, and as you pointed out, his striking is superior.

10/27/09

MacDoogie

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KyleJCook6 wrote:

To all of those people posting saying Brock is so good Brock can't be beaten then you obviously know nothing. The reason why you think he is going to win is because hes "big" and he can take people down. Well then you must have never seen Carwin fight because he has the ability to keep this game on the feet, and all of us true fans know that Carwin is going to murder Brock on the feet.

Obviously he can be beaten because Frank MIr already has.

10/27/09

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KyleJCook6 wrote:

To all of those people posting saying Brock is so good Brock can't be beaten then you obviously know nothing. The reason why you think he is going to win is because hes "big" and he can take people down. Well then you must have never seen Carwin fight because he has the ability to keep this game on the feet, and all of us true fans know that Carwin is going to murder Brock on the feet.

this is exactly right, i'd just like to add that his size is not his greatest weapon, it's merely a sharper blade if you will, but without the right weilder it is still valueless
in other words, brock is a great fighter, his size just puts it over the top
obviously carwin is going to destroy brock on the feet and obviously if brock gets in his typical side control ground and pound it will probably be over...so this is typical striker vs grappler, i always pick grappler in these fights however, important to keep in mind is that carwin is himself a great collegiate wrestler and he won't lay there and get pounded until a magic submission is given to him by brock because that will never happen again
so this is a very close match-up, if carwin can neutralize a good deal of brock's wrestling i give it to him unless it goes to the cards, if it goes to the cards i give it to brock 90/100 times because if carwin doesn't knock him out than that means brock was controlling him for most of the fight

10/27/09

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MacDoogie wrote:

Obviously he can be beaten because Frank MIr already has.

Yeah, and Todd Helton beat out Peyton Manning for the starting QB job when Manning was a freshman at Tennessee. So that totally means that Todd Helton could beat out Peyton Manning for the starting job in Indy now. After all, he's already done it once before, right?

Just because Mir beat Lesnar once definitely does not mean that he's beatable now. People do get better, and Brock has gotten much better.

10/27/09

0	(Edited by KyleJCook6) To me it looked like Brock got rocked when Frank Mir gave him that knee to the face at UFC 100.If Mir could have kept it on the feet at that moment he would have won. So when Carwin gives him a right hand to the face and rocks Brock, and Carwin having the ability to stuff Brock's takedown (unlike Mir)and keep it on the feet you really think he stands a chance?

10/27/09

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BluDevil wrote:

Yeah, and Todd Helton beat out Peyton Manning for the starting QB job when Manning was a freshman at Tennessee. So that totally means that Todd Helton could beat out Peyton Manning for the starting job in Indy now. After all, he's already done it once before, right?

Just because Mir beat Lesnar once definitely does not mean that he's beatable now. People do get better, and Brock has gotten much better.

good point however, i would hardly go so far as calling brock unbeatable just yet, we haven't seen all that much of brock just yet, frank mir is an idiot who thought brock would stand with him for some fear of his jiu jitsu and ended up getting pounded into hamburger meat just like their first match; the only difference is that brock didn't walk right into an easy submission which he obviously wasn't going to do
he has much to prove before i'll see him as anderson silva level unbeatable

10/27/09

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KyleJCook6 wrote:

To me it looked like Brock got rocked when Frank Mir gave him that knee to the face at UFC 100.If Mir could have kept it on the feet at that moment he would have won. So when Carwin gives him a right hand to the face and rocks Brock, and Carwin having the ability to stuff Brock's takedown (unlike Mir)and keep it on the feet you really think he stands a chance?

i wouldn't go so far as saying he doesn't have a chance either...

carwin deffinitely has way better stand up and his wrestling is pretty good however, this is a typical striker vs grappler match; and although carwn's wrestling is good without a doubt, i don't see anyone making the claim that it is the equal of brock's wrestling in any shape or form; in this sense it is grappler vs striker and i always give the advantage to grappler in that case (key word their advantage not garunteed victory) it's very close i'd say 60/40 for brock, a couple big hands from carwin and it's all over though, so it's not like he needs to keep on the feet for a long time like mir needed

10/27/09

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hapkido_warrior wrote:

good point however, i would hardly go so far as calling brock unbeatable just yet, we haven't seen all that much of brock just yet, frank mir is an idiot who thought brock would stand with him for some fear of his jiu jitsu and ended up getting pounded into hamburger meat just like their first match; the only difference is that brock didn't walk right into an easy submission which he obviously wasn't going to do
he has much to prove before i'll see him as anderson silva level unbeatable

Yeah, and that's not the point I'm making. I'm not saying he's unbeatable, I'm saying he's the favorite to win this fight and there is no reason to think that he's "beatable" just because Mir beat him once upon a time.

10/27/09

1	(Edited by KyleJCook6) Believe me I'm not counting Brock out I'm just saying that Carwin is the best canidate to be able to keep this fight on the feet where he wonts it and finish the fight there.

10/28/09

0	BluDevil wrote: Yeah, and that's not the point I'm making. I'm not saying he's unbeatable, I'm saying he's the favorite to win this fight and there is no reason to think that he's "beatable" just because Mir beat him once upon a time. well if your saying he's not "beatable" quotes or not, therefore he is unbeatable...perhaps a different word choice would be best if that's not what your saying

10/29/09

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(Edited by BluDevil)

No, I'm saying you can say he's beatable if you make the point that Carwin is better. But to say he's beatable by anyone because he lost to Mir once upon a time is silly. Brock is not unbeatable. But you can't say "Well, obviously Carwin can beat him because Mir beat him, therefore he's beatable". That is circular logic. Carwin isn't Mir. Brock has gotten much better since he first lost to Mir.

Can Carwin beat Brock? Perhaps. But can he beat him just because Mir beat him? No, I don't think so.

10/29/09