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An Apology to Chris "The Crippler" Leben

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Evil_GeniusEvil_Genius 1 year, 10 months ago

oh my god! Chris Leben has officially has me as a fan after tonights fight. this guy is one tough SOB. i still cant believe how he jumped into this fight with Akiyama and finished it.

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MitchCiccarelliMitchCiccarelli 1 year, 11 months ago

Thanks Pittsburgh_James,

Leben definitely wants to leave his mark. He doesn't want to go down in history as a really tough journeyman that never won the big one. He wants to be remembered for being one of the all-time greats and hopefully he can pull it off. He ran into some tough losses against Bisping and Jake Rosholt but I think he's coming back stronger than ever.

The win against Jay Silva was kind of lackluster but that knockout over Simpson caught everyone's attention and made everyone remember the kind of knockout power Leben has. I'd love to see Leben make it 3 in a row against Akiyama.

Thanks for watching and have a great week :)

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Pittsburg_JamesPittsburg_James 1 year, 11 months ago

good video. Leben want to really leave a mark and i think thats why he's jumping into this. i just hope he's in good shape to up a good fight. hes lucky the NSAC didnt put him on a medical suspension. i'd love to see leben win this one.

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Before the TUF 11 finale, I said Chris Leben was a tough guy but irrelevant in the middleweight division. He is proving me wrong so here is my apology to one of my favorite 185-pound fighters of all time. Leben is stepping in on short notice to replace Wanderlei Silva against Yoshihiro Akiyama in the co-main event at UFC 116.

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