Brock Lesnar’s battle with diverticulitis continued this week as we learned via UFC President Dana White that he had recently undergone surgery to repair his colon. The surgery will keep the heavyweight powerhouse out until the beginning of 2012, according to White.
He was originally scheduled to fight Junior dos Santos in the main event of UFC 131, but obviously that won’t be happening. So who should his next opponent be when he gets back in the Octagon?
If he’s hoping to make a successful return, Lesnar will need to be smart with whatever fight he accepts. The last time he was battling diverticulitis, he got right back in the cage against Shane Carwin even though he admitted that he wasn’t nearly back to 100-percent during the fight.
Sure, he beat Carwin, but things looked pretty dire in the first round when the former University of Minnesota wrestler was nearly finished on numerous occasions.
If Carwin was in peak physical condition himself and didn’t gas-out, we may still be talking about him as the UFC Heavyweight Champion right now.
So in order to avoid another potentially crazy matchup like that, let’s take a look at the five opponents Lesnar should take in order to have a successful return to the UFC.