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>With the signing of Alistair Overeem to the UFC, former champ Brock Lesnar (5-2) has drawn the K-1 striker as his opponent, with the two meeting on December 30 at UFC 141.
Lesnar’s Jiu-Jitsu coach, Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros, feels the heavyweight is fully recovered and is ready to “get his belt back.”
Lesnar had been scheduled to face Junior dos Santos at UFC 131 last June but a second bout of diverticulitis forced the former WWE star to undergo surgery. He’s since recovered and will begin preparations for his next fight.
Medeiros spoke to Tatame.com about the former champs current health status and motivation.
“The information I have is that the surgery was a success. You’ll see Brock fighting in high level again,” Medeiros said. “He was well prepared to fight Dos Santos and it was a shame he had to go under this surgery. We’ve tried to avoid it the most we could, but it was the best call because now it’s permanently over. Brock’s goal is to get the belt back”.
“He’s in vacations in Canada, getting better, but he’s doing great on the trainings and will be great in December. You can love or hate Brock, but you’ll never find his fights boring. He goes there and put on great shows, that’s why he’s so important to the sport. I don’t know about his agenda yet, but I’ll start working with him soon. He’s in great hands for his technical and cardio trainings … ”
“I believe he has no limitations because it was a cut on a damaged area, they cut off like 15 inches of his intestine. Besides that, he’s good to go. I didn’t know if it’d be a huge cut that could complicate his life, but thanks’ God the cut was just big enough to bring him a new and healthy life.”