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Report: Brock Lesnar's Colon Issues Cited as Reason for Early UFC Exit

Report: Brock Lesnar's Colon Issues Cited as Reason for Early UFC Exit
Other Sports · 05:51:02 - Sunday, 1 November 2026

A Yahoo Sports report published Friday claims former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar would have remained titleholder if not for diverticulitis, a condition described as a "weak, pouchy colon." The article, written by Jesse Holland, references Lesnar's appearance at the UFC 100 weigh-ins on July 10, 2009, in Las Vegas. The piece suggests the illness prevented Lesnar from continuing his dominant run in the promotion's heavyweight division.

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