How Brock Lesnar Became a Canadian Citizen and His History with Canada, Explained

Brock Lesnar is one of the most private individuals in the wrestling business, despite being popular with fans for many years. It’s not often that Lesnar talks about his personal life and shares anecdotes with his fans. He once explained to Yahoo that he doesn’t like exposing himself to fans because he “just likes to be old school and living in the woods and living (his) life”. One thing fans know about Lesnar is that he lives on his farm in Saskatchewan, Canada with his family. A few years ago, he even obtained Canadian citizenship and also represented his adopted country in the UFC.

10 Things Fans Didn’t Know About Brock Lesnar’s Life Outside of WWE

Brock Lesnar may be a major star in WWE, but he loves his private life, so fans may not know these things about his life outside of the promotion.

UPDATED: 2025/01/07 5:00 PM EST BY ISHAAN SHARMA

Brock Lesnar is an enigma to wrestling and MMA fans. He is a world-class athlete who has excelled in multiple sports, winning world titles in the UFC and WWE. His journey hasn’t been without its flaws, however, as The Beast lost his MMA career to an intestinal illness that he suffered from not once but twice.

Although there is a lot to say about his professional career, fans don’t know much about The Beast’s real life. Born in the United States of America, Lesnar now resides peacefully at home in Saskatchewan, Canada where he holds citizenship. Now that he’s away from WWE, perhaps forever, Lesnar works as a full-time farmer and sometimes hunts animals.

Brock Lesnar moved to Canada with his family in 2014

Brock Lesnar owns a farm in Saskatchewan

Brock Lesnar was born in Webster, South Dakota.
He became a Canadian citizen in 2016.
Lesnar replaced Canada at UFC 200.

In 2013, Brock Lesnar stated that he wanted to become a resident of Saskatchewan and was learning more about the province before moving. Fans should know that Lesnar grew up on a farm, which he also credits with helping him develop his work ethic, and that he loved everything about Saskatchewan.

“I want to eventually become a resident of Saskatchewan and… I just want to learn a little more about the province. I grew up on a farm. I love the country. I love wildlife. I love everything Saskatchewan has to offer.

A few months later, Lesnar and his family moved to Saskatchewan, even if he already went there regularly, according to former Prime Minister Brad Wall.

Brock Lesnar has had major problems with the Canadian healthcare system

Brock Lesnar suffers from diverticulitis

Brock Lesnar claimed he was not treated properly in Canada.
Lesnar was sick for almost a year but didn’t know what the cause was.
In late 2009, Lesnar withdrew from his next fight against Shane Carwin at UFC 106 due to diverticulitis.

Even though Lesnar really loves Canada, he hasn’t been shy about talking about his health issues in 2010. In late 2009, Dana White booked his UFC title defense against Shane Carwin, but while Lesnar was training for that fight , he turned out to be quite handsome. sick. He had to postpone his fight with Carwin, and it was “one of the most difficult decisions” of his life.

He went to a local doctor and was diagnosed with mononucleosis. He took his family to Canada and spent time there to regain his health. He went to western Manitoba and that’s where his health deteriorated further. In his book, Death ClutchLesnar said that one night he woke up in the middle of the night and felt the worst pain ever. His brother quickly took him to Brandon Hospital, where he was immediately given morphine. But the hospital didn’t have a working CT scan machine and told him it would be fixed the next morning. The morphine was giving Lesnar migraines and the CT scanner wasn’t repaired even after eight hours. Lesnar wrote:

“I trusted the doctors at this hospital. I shouldn’t have. It almost cost me my career. It almost cost me my life.

Brock Lesnar avoided surgery and saved his UFC career

Brock Lesnar is back in the UFC

Lesnar defeated Shane Carwin at UFC 116 to unify the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
He finally underwent surgery for diverticulitis in 2011.
This time, doctors removed 12 inches of his colon.

Lesnar decided to leave there and head to Bismarck, North Dakota. Doctors diagnosed him with diverticulitis and told him he had a hole in his stomach. But they knew Lesnar was a UFC fighter and surgery would end his career. So they gave him eight hours and if their medications worked they would give him more time to recover and avoid immediate surgery.

Why Brock Lesnar Left UFC and Returned to WWE in 2012, Explained

After leaving WWE in 2004, Brock Lesnar became UFC champion, but various issues brought him back to the company that made him a star.

Lesnar had a fever of 104.3 degrees for the next few hours and his doctors began discussing surgery. Fortunately, his fever broke and he didn’t need to go under the knife. He was then sent to the Mayo Clinic, with the help of Dana White, and they told him that he would have to have surgery to fully recover, but that they could do it later. Lesnar started working on himself again. He started going to the gym and completely changed his lifestyle. A few months later he recovered and the doctors at the Mayo Clinic were very surprised to find that he did not need surgery at all. He told ESPN:

“They found absolutely nothing. The doctors came in and their entire panel at the Mayo Clinic simply said, “You just won a winning lottery ticket.” We don’t need to operate on you.’ » (H/T MMA fights)

Although there have been conflicting reports about this on the Internet, Dana White reported to TMZ in November 2009 that Lesnar had undergone minor surgery.which many believed was to treat his diverticulitis. But in interviews, and even in his book, Lesnar has said he recovered without resorting to surgery.

Lesnar then spoke about healthcare in Canada and said:

“There was nothing they could do for me. It was like I was in a third world country. …I’m just stating the facts here, and these are the facts. If I had to choose between getting to treat in Canada or the United States, I really want to be in the United States.”

In 2013, he told the Globe and Mail that his experience with health care in Canada did not “deter me from becoming a Canadian citizen” and that it could have happened anywhere. Later, Lesnar became a Canadian citizen and also represented the country in his fight against Mark Hunt at UFC 200. When The Beast was asked the reason for this, by the New Zealand Heraldhe said: