5 facts you didn’t know about Brock Lesnar

#1 A foot of Brock Lesnar’s intestines were removed

Brock Lesnar was misdiagnosed in 2009 with mononucleosis. For over a year, he fought in the UFC without knowing he actually had something worse: diverticulitis.

Diverticulitis is an extremely rare and painful disease affecting the colon and causes serious complications with the digestive system. He was required to have immediate surgery in 2011, removing 12 inches of the “bad part” of his intestines.

This forced the former UFC Heavyweight Champion’s career in the octagon to be cut short for a while, and his disease made him realize that he was born to entertain in the WWE.

However, the Beast Incarnate’s success in the UFC doesn’t stop here: he’s set to make an explosive return at UFC 200 whilst still signed with the WWE. How he pulled that off? Not too sure. But he does what he wants because he’s Brock Lesnar.