Brock Lesnar Pulls Out of UFC 106 With Severe Illness

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Citing a severe illness that has left him unable to train for three weeks, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has pulled out of his Nov. 21 fight with Shane Carwin.

UFC President Dana White has confirmed the news with Yahoo Sports.

“He said he’s never been this sick in his life,” White said. “He said it’s been going on for a long time and he just hasn’t been able to shake it.”

We contacted Carwin for his thoughts on his lost or delayed opportunity: "I am disappointed," said Carwin. "I'm going to heal up and get back to training. It's all I can do."

I have been able to confirm with Carwin that the bout has been rescheduled for the Jan. 2nd show.

UPDATE: I spoke with sources in Lesnar's camp. They say Lesnar actually fell ill late last week, but that he's "more sick than he's ever been". The UFC heavyweight champion is currently at the hospital undergoing blood work, but the camp is presuming that he's contracted the H1N1 virus.

Lesnar's camp did not want him to miss the three most important weeks of his training camp, so they made the decision to pull him from the fight and not risk being less than 100%.

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