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Chris Leben retires from MMA

source | Bloodyelbow.com To many fans it was a long time coming. Nine year UFC veteran and Ultimate Fighter Season 1 competitor Chris Leben announced his retirement from MMA on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on Monday. Leben ended his 33 fight career with 22 wins, 11 losses.  read the article…

Video: Chris Leben ‘My Life’

source: FanSided.com Leading up to the fight, Leben has released a short video documenting his life before he gets set to battle inside the Octagon. In the video below, watch Chris Leben train and prepare for his fight with Uriah Hall this coming weekend. read the article…

UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva II

UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva II Date: December 28, 2013 Arena: MGM Grand Garden Arena Main Card (PPV, 10 pm ET) Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva* Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate* Josh Barnett vs. Travis Browne Fabricio Camoes vs. Jim Miller Diego Brandao vs. Dustin Poirier Prelims (FOX Sports 1, 8 pm ET) Uriah Hall vs. Chris Leben Michael Johnson vs. Gleison Tibau Manny Gamburyan vs. Dennis …

Leben granted first “opioid” exemption

Source | MMAJunkie.com The Nevada State Athletic Commission issued no new therapeutic-use exemptions for testosterone replacement therapy at UFC 162 but did give UFC middleweight Chris Leben permission to use the prescription opioid medication Suboxone. Leben (22-10 MMA, 12-9 UFC), who lost a split decision to Andrew Craig (9-1 MMA, …

UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman

UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman Date: July 6, 2013 Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman – for middleweight title Frankie Edgar vs. Charles Oliveira Roger Gracie vs. Tim Kennedy Dennis Siver vs. Cub Swanson Tim Boetsch vs. Mark Munoz PRELIMINARY …

UFC 155: DOS SANTOS vs VELASQUEZ 2

UFC 155: DOS SANTOS vs VELASQUEZ 2 Date: December 29, 2012 | 7pm/10pmPTET Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena MAIN (PPV 10 pm ET) Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez Joe Lauzon vs. Jim Miller Tim Boetsch vs. Constantinos Philippou Alan Belcher vs. Yushin Okami Derek Brunson vs. Chris Leben PRELIMINARY (FX 8 pm ET) Brad Pickett vs. Eddie Wineland Byron Bloodworth vs. Erik Perez Melvin …