Chris Leben suspended for one year!

Chris Leben has tested positive for Oxycodone and Oxymorphone after his loss to Mark Munoz in the UFC 138 which has taken place in Birmingham, England on Nov 5th. This is his second suspension. The first was about steroid Stanozolol.

Dana White on the Suspension: “I like Chris and I want him to do well, but based on his actions, he’s been suspended for one year. If he needs professional help, we are going to be there for him. We want to see him succeed not only in the Octagon, but in his personal life.”

Chris Leben on the suspension : “I would like to make it known that I fully accept this suspension and apologize for embarrassing the UFC, my friends and family, and the sport of mixed martial arts,” Leben said. “I’m learning that I’m my own worst enemy sometimes. I can’t succeed in the Octagon or in life behaving this way. I’ve got to make some real changes over the next year and I’m going to focus on getting my life and career back on track. Again, I’m sorry to the UFC and fans that’ve supported me since my days on The Ultimate Fighter.”

Mark Munoz would be honored to fight Bisping next!

"I could see that fight, Michael Bisping is a guy who has proven himself in this sport. He's a great mixed martial artist, I'd love to fight him, it'd be an honour to fight him just like it was an honour to fight Chris Leben."

Chris Leben had to cut 21 pounds in 24 hours before UFC 138 ! ?

31 year old Middleweight Chris Leben had to cut 21 pounds in 24 hours to make weight for his bout against Mark Munoz. Close sources to him told on the internet that he had been left shattered by the amount he had to cut on the weigh-in day. He actually would be pulled out from the fight because of the dehydration and the medical condition. 

Munoz stops Leben, says he's going to be the champion.

In the first round Munoz secured a take down within the  first minute, however Leben got back to his feet. Again Munoz pressed to him up against the cage and secured another takedown. In the rest of the round Munoz controlled Leben. The second round was almost the same way. Munoz is a great wrestler, Leben never had a chance against him in the ground. Munoz got him to the ground in the first minute just like the first round, and showed serious ground&pound. The result was a badly cut above Leben's left eye. The referee offered Leben to stop the fight if he was unable to see, Leben said he can see and continued. Unfortunately for Leben, his corner stopped the fight due to his inability to see out of his left eye.

In the post fight conference Munoz stated: “I came to the UFC because I want to be the best. For me, I would love to be a world champ. I want to be a world champ in this organization. All respect goes to(points the current Champ Silva), but at the same time, I want to get that top spot.”

Chris Leben Weight Cut for UFC 138

Even painful to be watching !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9EZxMcaWIk

Leben vs. Munoz

Chris Leben: 'When I am right and focused, I don’t see anyone beating me'


"For me I always knew what type of fighter I could be. I knew I had the physical tools and the heart, but truthfully my biggest enemy has always been me. When I am right and focused, I don’t see anyone beating me. The biggest difference has to be doing the right thing. It has to do with more of a focus on training and taking better care of myself ... As long as I am healthy, I’d like to think I can compete for another four or five years. As long as I can be competitive and enjoying myself then we’ll see where this ride takes me."


Mark Munoz about Leben fight: 


"Yeah, it does give me some added motivation.(About Leben finishing out his friend Wanderlei) Wanderlei's a good friend of mine. I train closely with him through King's MMA and he is a friend. So it does give me some added motivation, definitely. Yes, I'll be looking for the finish. I always look for the finish in my fights. Although I didn't get to finish Demian Maia, I was doing my best to, but he's a wizard on the ground, man. I did some land some big shots. I even went for a submission on him. But, hey, I think people saw the improvement of my game in that fight. I'm no different. I'm just an updated version of Mark Munoz."