News broke on Thursday afternoon that Brock Lesnar was being forced out of his UFC 131 fight with Junior dos Santos after another bout with diverticulitis.
Fellow UFC heavyweight fighter Pat Barry has apparently gotten wind of some folks saying that the real reason Lesnar is pulling out of the fight is not diverticulitis, but fear of the hard-hitting Dos Santos.
Barry took to Twitter, writing in all caps, to blast those doubters: “TOTALLY OUT OF CHARACTER FOR ME – BUT MY FRIEND HAD A RELAPSE OF SOMETHING THAT ALMOST KILLED HIM AND LEFT HIS WIFE A WIDOW AND KIDS FATHERLESS! AAAAAAANYBODY GOT SOMETHING S****Y TO SAY ABOUT HIM DUCKING A FIGHT OR BEING SCARED, COME FIND ME AND I’LL HEAR YOU OUT EYE TO EYE!!”
Someone then tweeted that Lesnar was indeed afraid of dos Santos with Barry answering that message with a friendly invite: “ILL BE IN PHILLY IN A FEW WEEKS COUSIN, AND IF U GOT THE SAND WE’LL CHAT THERE, U HEAR ME!!!”
Lesnar is currently exploring his options, but he did make one thing clear: He does not plan on retiring from the UFC.
Shane Carwin has been slotted into Lesnar’s spot for the June 11 fight card, which will take place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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