Posted by Stephen Rhodes on December 14th, 2009 under Octagon Buzz

Brock Lesnar’s health came to the forefront during the post-fight press conference at UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez.

UFC president Dana White said that he will take about a month to determine if Lesnar will need surgery caused by an intestinal infection that has sidelined the heavyweight; he further stated that if Lesnar isn’t healthy enough to fight any time soon, then an interim title will be created. White added further:

“We’ll know in a month to a month and a half if [Lesnar] is going to need a major surgery. If he needs major surgery, we’ll do an interim title.”

As one would expect, there’s a list of fighters interested in the title, including one Frank Mir. The problem with that is that there are, in my humble opinion, other heavies who are more deserving of a shot at the interim title. Fighters such as Cain Velasquez and Shane Carwin automatically come to mind. That’s not to say that Mir wouldn’t merit consideration down the road; however, Mir has lost a fight to Lesnar, so that moves him further down the food chain, so to speak.