Chris Leben sentenced to 35 days in jail; UFC 85 fight with bisping is off

[Bluto]

"middleweight fighter Chris Leben was today sentenced to 35 days in jail and will be released on May 27, 2008 (he gets credit for time already served), which would give him only 12 days until his scheduled showdown with Michael Bisping at UFC 85: “Bedlam” at the O2 Arena in London, England, on June 7.

It was apparently too close for comfort, forcing to the promotion to scrap the bout, according to WrestlingObserver.com.

No replacement for Leben is known at this time."

“The Crippler” turned himself in to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office in Portland, Oregon, on April 30 because of an old Driving Under the Influence (DUI) probation violation. He did so to obtain a travel visa overseas, but it appears that things did not work out according to plan"

[Ruffneck]

What a dick - UFC are terminating contracts like nobodies business and he pulls this shit off - the guy is as expendable as the next man.

[milfer]

"middleweight fighter Chris Leben was today sentenced to 35 days in jail and will be released on May 27, 2008 (he gets credit for time already served), which would give him only 12 days until his scheduled showdown with Michael Bisping at UFC 85: “Bedlam” at the O2 Arena in London, England, on June 7.

It was apparently too close for comfort, forcing to the promotion to scrap the bout, according to WrestlingObserver.com.

No replacement for Leben is known at this time."

“The Crippler” turned himself in to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office in Portland, Oregon, on April 30 because of an old Driving Under the Influence (DUI) probation violation. He did so to obtain a travel visa overseas, but it appears that things did not work out according to plan"

from what i heard he's not drinking and training hard this was an old case

[Geo]

props to leban for taking care of business and cleaning up his act....

a DUI warrant is a pretty serious thing to have on your conscience

[Slintowin4424]

THats harsh sad to hear

[MindSpin]

What a dick - UFC are terminating contracts like nobodies business and he pulls this shit off - the guy is as expendable as the next man.

I love watching Leben fight.  He brings it every time.  A scrapper that loves to bang and in the last year has managed to become more rounded.  Win or lose he always has exciting wars.  The guy takes punishment and doesn't give up. 

[Slintowin4424]

I love watching Leben fight.  He brings it every time.  A scrapper that loves to bang and in the last year has managed to become more rounded.  Win or lose he always has exciting wars.  The guy takes punishment and doesn't give up. 

Yeah I love watching him too especially break windows and chew tobacco the guy is nothing less then the shit.

[MindSpin]

Yeah I love watching him too especially break windows and chew tobacco the guy is nothing less then the shit.

I use to despise the guy for being such a cocky shit.  I loved when Andersen annihilated him.  But, he was humbled and came back.

[Slintowin4424]

I had the oppurtunity of rolling with him and nate quarry and they are both great guys

[chixlegs]

I use to despise the guy for being such a cocky shit.  I loved when Andersen annihilated him.  But, he was humbled and came back.

I agree, when Silva beat his ass I was fucking stoked.  That was so fun to watch, the classy Spider beating the balls out of the obnoxious loud mouth.

None the less, I like watching Leben fight and I was looking forward to his fight with Bisping.  I actually would have been rooting for Leben in that one, for sure.

[SinCitysmallGUY]

Leben has changed his attitude around 180 degres. If you read some of his latest interviews he even says he used to be a punk. He knows understands that he has an opportunity to work with kids and everything else. I can't remember who he teaches classes for, but the guy was shocked when Leben was the top guy reffered to him, but he will even tell you that Leben is a new person... I actually like the guy know. He always leaves everything on the mat, and now without his mouth, I wish him the best.