Shane Carwin to Brock Lesnar: "We are Keeping You in Our Thoughts.. Get Well Soon"

by Anton Tabuena on Nov 17, 2009 3:24 PM EST Comment 25 comments

With news of his opponents severe illness, Shane Carwin drops the usual smack talk that people use to sell fights, and wrote a sincere letter to Brock Lesnar:

I am sure most of you know I am not the leader of the Lesnar Fan Club. 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.

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.

Get well soon UFC Heavyweight Champ Brock Lesnar.

Shane and his Wife Lani, also talked about it on twitter:

RT @LaniCarwin Can't seem to get Brock's situation out of my mind. My thoughts & prayers are with him and his family....... / I am with you..

#TeamCarwin please wish Brock some good thoughts right now... Dana said he is in the hospital with an undisclosed illness. He is a family man and I hope he makes a full recovery... Fighting aside his career and health are in jeopardy. I wish him all the best this just sucks for his friends and fam...

HT: The UG, Twitter

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on a slightly unrelated note:

if you haven’t read it yet, Reed Harris also made an open letter ranting about tatame.com and the UFC-WEC merger..

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Due to the Questionable decision: "The only thing Fishbob does consistently is dissapoint."

by Anton Tabuena on Nov 17, 2009 3:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

And...

Reed Harris is going to be a part of the UFC down the road… still.

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by Leland Roling on Nov 17, 2009 3:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i think you’re right…

i just hope it happens real soon.

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Due to the Questionable decision: "The only thing Fishbob does consistently is dissapoint."

by Anton Tabuena on Nov 17, 2009 3:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I dislike Harris. Why would they keep him? He is the promoter, but they already have a promoter. Curious to know why he would be involved in the UFC when they don’t really need him.

by szucconi on Nov 17, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Bonnar.

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by Anton Tabuena on Nov 17, 2009 5:16 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

Classy.

by Tonley on Nov 17, 2009 3:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Shows how truly classy the man is and that at the end of the day fighters are real people and just like the rest of us. I liked Carwin before this and have even more respect for him after, classy move.

by Chadsac on Nov 17, 2009 3:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs