Met a guy who had diverticulitis (answered some of my Brock Qs)

[The Natural Born Runner]

I'd prefer my chances in a barfight with Cain/Overeem than Brock.

 

[Brit_Brawler]

The problem is that there is no actual proof Brock really had diverticulitis

 

[Thread]

Mark also did not hit Brock in the Divert, therefore, not the greatest evidence to support your theory

 

[Brit_Brawler]

Diverticulitis is what happens when you don't mix in enough fiber into your meals. Brock is just a tool that never learned balanced nutrition despite his status as an elite athlete. If it had happened once, I'd charge it to the game, but it happened twice. Sorry he's a moron. Clean your kills properly when you big game hunt and mix in a salad. Also don't offer it as a lame excuse for losing. Everyone knows he lost because he has the worst striking and chin in the org. His greatest skill is being really big.....and his mutant ability to pull "exemptions" out his ass.

I agree apart from the chin. Brock can take a shot as good as any .he just mentally folds soon after

 

[Readybodisready]

We all know Brock showed up and looked pretty good at 200. Obviously didn't seem to show lingering effects of diverticulitis, but I always wondered how much it really did play a factor for him back in the day, and just wondered what the hell the condition was like - how debilitating, etc.

Met a guy related to my neighbors (a few days back), who I hang out with on a fairly regular basis. Anyway he had diverticulitis and had just been scoped a few weeks prior to meeting him. My curiosity about Brock still lingered so I picked his brain about the whole ordeal.

(when I mentioned Brock he had no clue who I was talking about, but when I told him he was a wrestler/fighter who dealt with it he seemed blown away that he was able to recover and compete again so soon after surgery; this convo took place prior to 200 by a few days, so I was referencing the "old" brock)

The guy said it was one of the most debilitating things he's ever experienced. Said the pain was worse than anything he'd ever dealt with and it was hard just standing up let alone walking. Said he'd flat out never experienced anything as extreme. Also said the recovery was brutal and that he didn't want to go out or do anything for the first week other than lay in bed, it was so bad.

I just thought it was interesting because I was always real curious how devastating it was for Brock. Hate to be a douche, but I wondered if Brock kind of used it as an excuse because it was clear he had some issues absorbing big strikes.

Guess Brock wasn't BSing (again, I didn't know if he was or wasn't, as I had ZERO knowledge of diverticulitis) at all about what it did to him physically and what it did to his fighting career.

I just thought it was interesting to hear first hand from someone who had dealt (and was still dealing) with it. I figured I couldn't be the only one to wonder how debilitating it truly was - thought I'd share the little experience.

whole thing made me feel like an ass monkey for questioning Brock's fortitude.

You repeated yourself about 6 times. Terrible writer. You gave my eyes diverticulitis.

 

[FrodoFraggins]

Illness or not I still think Cain and Overeem beat him.

well yeah, guys with strong TDD and good striking will mess up Brock or any other one trick pony grappler.

 

[Myrddin Wild]

Message to the resistance:

It couldn't of helped matterz any! Give the guy a break all ready.

Time to eat crow now cause he'z back & kicking ass!



Only safe place... siding with the Revolution!

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[awymore]

I think if anything, Lesnar doesn’t get nearly enough credit for fighting through it for a while, and recovering from it. It can be excruciating, and even on good days can suck the life right out of you. of course everyone’s case is different, but they don’t remove part of your colon for the hell of it.

I think there were a couple of factors that led to a lack of credit through the whole thing. His reaction to getting punched in the face and his decision to do his own training camps as opposed to going to one of the big gyms led a lot of people to believe that those were the problems and not the recovery from the surgery. In the end, only he knows how much it really affected him.

 

[NeverAgainPlaya]

You repeated yourself about 6 times. Terrible writer. You gave my eyes diverticulitis.

Sorry... sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.

 

[RighteousWar]

We all know Brock showed up and looked pretty good at 200. Obviously didn't seem to show lingering effects of diverticulitis, but I always wondered how much it really did play a factor for him back in the day, and just wondered what the hell the condition was like - how debilitating, etc.

Met a guy related to my neighbors (a few days back), who I hang out with on a fairly regular basis. Anyway he had diverticulitis and had just been scoped a few weeks prior to meeting him. My curiosity about Brock still lingered so I picked his brain about the whole ordeal.

(when I mentioned Brock he had no clue who I was talking about, but when I told him he was a wrestler/fighter who dealt with it he seemed blown away that he was able to recover and compete again so soon after surgery; this convo took place prior to 200 by a few days, so I was referencing the "old" brock)

The guy said it was one of the most debilitating things he's ever experienced. Said the pain was worse than anything he'd ever dealt with and it was hard just standing up let alone walking. Said he'd flat out never experienced anything as extreme. Also said the recovery was brutal and that he didn't want to go out or do anything for the first week other than lay in bed, it was so bad.

I just thought it was interesting because I was always real curious how devastating it was for Brock. Hate to be a douche, but I wondered if Brock kind of used it as an excuse because it was clear he had some issues absorbing big strikes.

Guess Brock wasn't BSing (again, I didn't know if he was or wasn't, as I had ZERO knowledge of diverticulitis) at all about what it did to him physically and what it did to his fighting career.

I just thought it was interesting to hear first hand from someone who had dealt (and was still dealing) with it. I figured I couldn't be the only one to wonder how debilitating it truly was - thought I'd share the little experience.

whole thing made me feel like an ass monkey for questioning Brock's fortitude.

It's official...Brock GOAT!

But, seriously...Brock seems to be a straight shooter. I can't recall him throwing out the diverticulitis excuse too often.

Sure, he doesn't appear to take too kindly to strikes, but there's no denying the man has an M.O. when he gets in that cage, and that M.O. has proven successful in numerous fights.

I, for one, will not be shocked if he regains the strap once again.

 

[NeverAgainPlaya]

I think there were a couple of factors that led to a lack of credit through the whole thing. His reaction to getting punched in the face and his decision to do his own training camps as opposed to going to one of the big gyms led a lot of people to believe that those were the problems and not the recovery from the surgery. In the end, only he knows how much it really affected him.

Any word on where he trained for the Hunt fight? I'm guessing he did a lot more sparring for this fight, he took some of Hunt's shots a LOT better than I expected, and he seemed to respond a bit better than in the past... even though Hunt didn't land a ton of bombs...

 

[Don Fryelock]

Skills aside, gutting a wrestler with an illness like diverticulitis is about like smashing the fingers of a keyboard warrior with a lead pipe. Go ahead, give it a shot and try reporting back.

 

[NeverAgainPlaya]

It's official...Brock GOAT!

But, seriously...Brock seems to be a straight shooter. I can't recall him throwing out the diverticulitis excuse too often.

Sure, he doesn't appear to take too kindly to strikes, but there's no denying the man has an M.O. when he gets in that cage, and that M.O. has proven successful in numerous fights.

I, for one, will not be shocked if he regains the strap once again.

Has there been an announcement of any sort regarding his future in MMA? From the stuff I read it sounded like it was really just a one-off deal with the WWE.

I'd like to see him fight again - win or lose there's something obviously polarizing about the guy.

 

[KOskater]

We all know Brock showed up and looked pretty good at 200. Obviously didn't seem to show lingering effects of diverticulitis, but I always wondered how much it really did play a factor for him back in the day, and just wondered what the hell the condition was like - how debilitating, etc.

Met a guy related to my neighbors (a few days back), who I hang out with on a fairly regular basis. Anyway he had diverticulitis and had just been scoped a few weeks prior to meeting him. My curiosity about Brock still lingered so I picked his brain about the whole ordeal.

(when I mentioned Brock he had no clue who I was talking about, but when I told him he was a wrestler/fighter who dealt with it he seemed blown away that he was able to recover and compete again so soon after surgery; this convo took place prior to 200 by a few days, so I was referencing the "old" brock)

The guy said it was one of the most debilitating things he's ever experienced. Said the pain was worse than anything he'd ever dealt with and it was hard just standing up let alone walking. Said he'd flat out never experienced anything as extreme. Also said the recovery was brutal and that he didn't want to go out or do anything for the first week other than lay in bed, it was so bad.

I just thought it was interesting because I was always real curious how devastating it was for Brock. Hate to be a douche, but I wondered if Brock kind of used it as an excuse because it was clear he had some issues absorbing big strikes.

Guess Brock wasn't BSing (again, I didn't know if he was or wasn't, as I had ZERO knowledge of diverticulitis) at all about what it did to him physically and what it did to his fighting career.

I just thought it was interesting to hear first hand from someone who had dealt (and was still dealing) with it. I figured I couldn't be the only one to wonder how debilitating it truly was - thought I'd share the little experience.

whole thing made me feel like an ass monkey for questioning Brock's fortitude.

Thanks, I totally take srsly some guy on web posting about what some other guy said.

 

[UnTrust]

My grandma has diverticulitis. It's not that serious or debilitating...

 

[KOskater]

Skills aside, gutting a wrestler with an illness like diverticulitis is about like smashing the fingers of a keyboard warrior with a lead pipe. Go ahead, give it a shot and try reporting back.

Ok Ill go and not eat vegetables for 20 years and contract Div and then I'll join the UFC to see if it is really like that.

 

[NeverAgainPlaya]

Thanks, I totally take srsly some guy on web posting about what some other guy said.

just out of curiosity, why in the world would I make that up? If I was going to fabricate something, it would certainly be in the hopes of making me look particularly cool.

BTW, I have a 13.5 inch johnson.

 

[awymore]

Any word on where he trained for the Hunt fight? I'm guessing he did a lot more sparring for this fight, he took some of Hunt's shots a LOT better than I expected, and he seemed to respond a bit better than in the past... even though Hunt didn't land a ton of bombs...

I'm pretty sure he still did it at his place, but he most likely brought in different striking coaches this time. Totally agree that he was looking a lot better this time.

 

[Rick Derris]

Well, Brock couldn't train if he was sick, could he? He said he took weeks off during training camps because he felt like shit.

But yet he would have you believe her fought on extremely short notice for UFC 200 without issue. Maybe he's full of shit, had a full camp and thus no reason for an exemption.

It's official...Brock GOAT!

But, seriously...Brock seems to be a straight shooter. I can't recall him throwing out the diverticulitis excuse too often.

Sure, he doesn't appear to take too kindly to strikes, but there's no denying the man has an M.O. when he gets in that cage, and that M.O. has proven successful in numerous fights.

I, for one, will not be shocked if he regains the strap once again.

You cant recall huh.......they had an interview on repeat where he states it as the reason his career was cut short. They were running the video all the way thru UFC 200

 

[KOskater]

I've suffered a lot of injuries in my life - obviously I've never had diverticulitis, so I don't know much about that - but I was able to heal quickly from some of my injuries, and was down and out for longer than most with others. People and their body's respond differently to injury and recovery.

Like I said, I had no knowledge of diverticulitis whatsoever, I was curious, I had some questions - so I guess my lack of knowledge in the area makes me a colossal moron.

The thing is, I don't think he would have been cleared if there were serious issues. They do medical imaging and can see if there's inflamations. It was dormant and flared up really bad and then he had it removed.

I think it was more a mental issue, you can't entirely blame him, it is a painful recovery and months of that can take a lot out fight out of you psychologically.

But look at Big Nog, he was run over by a truck as a kid, his guts literally had to be put back into his body, and he never made any excuses.

I do think its badass Brock managed to go back to MMA only 4 months after surgery and it was a bad idea... but at one point it did become an excuse because he was broken more mentally than physically.