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Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has retreated to the relative solitude of his farm in Canada to recover from a second bout of diverticulitis.

Although he’s shirked all communication with everyone other than those closest to him, the move has gone well, according to UFC president Dana White.

From the sound of it, Lesnar is on track to beat the intestinal disease a second time.

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LAS VEGAS – Following Wednesday’s UFC 130 presser, UFC president Dana White spent an additional half-hour speaking with a small group of reporters, and the fiery exec opened up regarding numerous topics.

While MMAjunkie.com has already covered several key issues, including the latest on potential matchups such as Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz and Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans, White addressed numerous additional pertinent points.

Among the most interesting were the futures of Brock Lesnar and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, the plan for the 14th season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” and the continued shuffling of the UFC’s lightweight division.

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All Junior Dos Santos knew of Brock Lesnar prior to “The Ultimate Fighter 13″ was what he’d seen…

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All Junior Dos Santos knew of Brock Lesnar prior to “The Ultimate Fighter 13″ was what he’d seen on TV.

That may or may not be a good thing.

However, Dos Santos said the former heavyweight champion set the tone for the show and helped him adjust to the constant presence of TV cameras.

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The latest MMA-related book could be the most popular yet. Former UFC champion Brock Lesnar’s “Death…

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The latest MMA-related book could be the most popular yet.

Former UFC champion Brock Lesnar’s “Death Clutch: My Story of Determination, Domination and Survival,” which is co-written by Paul Heyman, hits store shelves on May 24.

The book covers the 33-year-old’s many sporting endeavors.

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Despite hia main-event defeat and losing his heavyweight title to Cain
Velasquez, Brock Lesnar was the top earner at this past weekend’s UFC
121 event and earned $400,000 of the night’s $1.513 million disclosed
payroll.

MMAjunkie.com recently requested and today received the list of salaries from the California State Athletic Commission.

Tito Ortiz ($250,000), Velasquez ($200,000) and co-main-event winner Jake Shields ($150,000) were other top earners from the card, which took place Oct. 23 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

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ANAHEIM, Calif – Yes, Brock Lesnar is the UFC’s biggest draw. No, the sky is not falling because he lost.

That’s according to UFC president Dana White, who said he won’t lose any
sleep now that Cain Velasquez reigns over the heavyweight division.

“It’s not about that,” White said following Velasquez’s title-winning
TKO victory over Lesnar at UFC
121. “This is fight business. Whoever wins, wins. I don’t look at how he
is a huge draw and we should do this or that.”

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ANAHEIM, Calif – Yes, Brock Lesnar is the UFC’s biggest draw. No, the sky is not falling because he lost.

That’s according to UFC president Dana White, who said he won’t lose any
sleep now that Cain Velasquez reigns over the heavyweight division.

“It’s not about that,” White said following Velasquez’s title-winning
TKO victory over Lesnar this past Saturday at UFC
121. “This is fight business. Whoever wins, wins. I don’t look at how he
is a huge draw and we should do this or that.”

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Brock Lesnar is still the UFC heavyweight champion and he’s still never one to back down from saying what he wants, but his focus has narrowed since battling back from illness…

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