Brock Lesnar is almost completely recovered from his career threatening intestinal condition and could possibly return to action as early as May:

Brock Lesnar’s recovery from a serious intestinal condition is proceeding better than expected. So much better than expected that the UFC heavyweight champion is talking about a possible May return to action. This is no doubt a great relief to the UFC, which has struggled to fill the PPV/box office void left by his lengthy absence. It’s also good news for MMA fans because like him or not, the sport is a whole lot more interesting with Lesnar than without him.

Even the announcement of Lesnar’s return to action has increased mainstream media coverage of the UFC, with ESPN Sports Center covering this story on Wednesday morning. Lesnar is planning to resume fight training immediately, and the working plan is a matchup against the Frank Mir/Shane Carwin winner. Mir/Carwin is slated to take place on March 27, so the winner would have to come out of the fight without sustaining any serious injury to make a May fight against Lesnar. Mir and Carwin were originally supposed to be fighting for the ‘Interim’ heavyweight title but it may end up just being for the #1 contender status with Lesnar’s return now imminent. If a match with the Carwin/Mir winner doesn’t work out logistically, Lesnar will likely fight the winner of the Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira bout.

As the writer states, like him or not the sport is a hell of a lot more interesting with Lesnar than without him. And more important than his return to MMA action, its good to hear that he won’t suffer any longterm health problems.

Brock Lesnar plans May UFC return @ Sports Untapped