Bobby Lashley’s exclusion from Strikeforce April 17 card in Nashville, Tenn., was due to nasal surgery he underwent in early March. “I had sinus surgery recently and b/c of the surgery, my doc won't clear me to fight,” Lashley posted on his Facebook page on Monday. “I tried working every angle, however the final say is left in the hands of the doc.” Sherdog.com verified the post as Lashley’s through the fighter’s American Top Team-affiliated gym in Aurora, Colo. Lashley underwent the surgery to ...

Saturday, March 27, 2010 - by MMAWeekly.com Staff The bad news is Thiago Alves wasn't able to fight Jon Fitch at UFC 111, but the much better news is that the Brazilian will be able to return to action as soon as May, after having a minor surgery that will keep him away for only a few weeks. Alves spoke to the media on Friday evening in New York City to update everyone on what was a fairly vague, yet scary situation after he was not approved to fight following a CAT scan that revealed an issue with the fighter's brain that could not be solved by fight time. Fitch remained on the UFC 111 card ...

While rumors seem to be more widespread than actual facts in the recent health struggles of UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, UFC president Dana White today shared the latest via his official Twitter account. "Leaving Bismarck, N.D. right now," White stated. "Brock had minor surgery and is feeling better." On Monday, White told the Associated Press that Lesnar is currently suffering from a bacterial infection in his intestinal track in addition to the mononucleosis that has recently plagued the sidelined heavyweight champ. While White didn't release details of the procedure, he did state that Lesnar could perhaps be facing further treatment. "Not 100 percent sure he is out of the woods, but feeling better," White stated. Lesnar's condition has already ...

Heavy.com reports: Recently published reports indicated that Carwin had undergone knee surgery to fix an ailing knee while waiting for Brock Lesnar to recuperate from his bout with mononucleosis. Carwin did undergo an MRI, which came back as a grade II MCL strain. Carwin was told not to ,do any grappling for three weeks, which made him unavailable for UFC 108. He is available to fight on any card after UFC 108, but with Brock Lesnar out for an unknown amount of time, Carwin remains in limbo. This is a relief. The UFC has been utterly cursed recently -- look at this list of announced headlining fights:   * UFC ...