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17/11/09 - Carwin pens open letter to fans regarding Lesnar illness
“I am sure most of you know I am not the leader of the Lesnar Fan Club,” contender Shane Carwin wrote on The Underground MMA forum today. “That being said, antics or not, he is OUR UFC HWT Champion. He beat a future Hall of Famer to keep that belt and he NEEDS our prayers and good thoughts right now.”
Carwin was writing in response to more than one post suggesting Lesnar’s illness was fake, or some sort of marketing ploy. He argued strongly that Lesnar should not be stripped of his title, no matter how long he is going to be out for.
“At the end of the day I can take off my UFC shirt and say here is a man, a Champion that has been brought down by an illness not another man. It is very humbling if you think about it. Brock has a wife, kid, and friends that depend on him to make their lives better. You do not have to support Brock and his antics but you should have respect for the human side of what is happening here.
“This is not a ploy to sell more tickets, he is the biggest draw this sport has ever had. This is not him ducking me or any other fighter. This is about a man who is fighting an illness for his career, family and friends. Talk of stripping a man of his title due to illness will set this sport back farther then anything Brock has ever said. We need our Champions healthy and defending. I know the show will go on but to be a Champion you must beat a Champion.
“My family and I send our thoughts and well wishes to Brock's family, friends and training partners. We are indeed keeping you in our thoughts. If you sit around bashing Brock or making fun of this because of his antics you might be the very same thing you despise. As an MMA fan, as a human be concerned that one of OUR OWN has fallen and needs our support.
And he concluded, “Get well soon UFC Heavyweight Champ Brock Lesnar.”
Lesnar’s illness has not been publicly disclosed but has been rumoured to be an infection of the intestinal tract. UFC president Dana White has said recently that the heavyweight champion could be out of action indefinitely and he may need surgery. Sources closer to Lesnar have said that his condition is not as bad as has been reported, but that Lesnar is very ill.
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