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  - LESNAR'S CONDITION "NOTHING LIFE THREATENING"
Sunday, November 15, 2009 - by Ken Pishna - MMAWeekly.com (Reporting by Steven Marrocco)
UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar’s future has been in doubt ever since his withdrawal from UFC 106 and subsequent mononucleosis diagnosis, but Saturday night, the future got even cloudier for Lesnar.
UFC president Dana White, according to numerous reports, revealed that Lesnar’s illness, far from getting better, has actually taken a turn for the worse. Though he was a little light on details, White revealed that Lesnar “dropped” on a recent trip he took to Canada to relax.
Several reports painted the picture as extremely bleak, even using the phrases “career threatening” and “life threatening.”
MMAWeekly.com spoke to a source in Lesnar’s camp on Saturday night that denied such characterizations, but indicated that there are some new issues to deal with.
“Nothing life threatening like the reports, just some complications with his illness and he had to be hospitalized for antibiotics.”
The extent and exact nature of Lesnar’s illness is still unclear. White indicated that he might even fly out to visit the champion to find out more about his condition and see what the promotion can do to help him get better.
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