Chris Leben: The Evolution Of An Icon

[STEVEPOKE]

Soldier.

[1995martin]

My coach is training Chris Leben right now for his fight in UFC 125.

[TEB055808]

Chris gald to have you on da islands bra lol i

[ekoh8873]

Damn, Chris has evolved so much since TUF1 he had such an entertaining fight against Akiyama also. Well deserved fight of the night.

[sno33]

leben is a douche and looks like a leprechaun

[spikermurphycankicka]

chris is an animal man no one at 185 takes a punch like him

[skidermonder]

Thats true!

[italion21]

or delivers. chris 4lyfe

i think an amazing match would be henderson vs leben thats the fight of brawlers

[AddieF420]

@spikermurphycankicka except for maybe Hendo. dude's never been KO'd before.

[rocksteadyteddy77]

I think Chris Leben has issues and had a struggle with the sauce. How many of us haven't? He's a REAL fighter and looks fantastic. I got total respect for the guy and wish him the best of luck. He FIGHTS for his check, Michael Bisping does just enough to win the decision. Dude doesn't quit, and everyone should respect that. Fuck, I wish I had that chin.

[jonny232323232323]

he did get dun for roids 2 b fair

[Misha29]

Leben has tried hard to change and evolve into a btter fighter, and I totally respect and praise him for that. If he used steroids, so what? there's a hand full of fighters who've used steroids, they're just doin what they can to keep their careers afloat.

[C2cUcAnTcMe]

leben sucks balls.

[GSPRockNRoll]

if the both went after eachother leban wins no prob but leban chased him and got grabbed every time he went in lebon won in my mind too all of you that say he dident can go fuck yourselfs

[ameno70]

Leben may have lost to the judges score card, however, he ultimately won that fight. Bisping was sooo damn afraid of getting clipped he freakin danced around the ring like a little school girl. Next time around hopefully he will stand and fight like a man. Then he takes a time out for sweat in his eye?!?! What the hell! What about leben with blood all over his face, did eh ask for a time, nope, cause he is a real fighter and always will be. Leben over Bisping in my mind.

[foresthallboy]

hahaha your boy was beaten fair and square.did u see lebens face compared to bispings, i dont think we saw the same fight

[mindsouljah]

lol lol lol thats all i can say i understand ur a fan im not of either (i think leben is a douchebag tho) but he lost he needs to learn more then just stand and brawl plus this isnt a street fight so why should he just stand and fight? u said this like u are leben..... are u leben?

[MajTaj]

Chris Leben lost by unanimous decision :(

[Wardimus83]

Leben is, and will always be a brawler, which is why when he fights guys which are very technical he will lose, which is why im going for Bisping. T.k.o 2nd minute of the 2nd round!

[GhettoFisherman]

Leben is for real!!!! and though i am a Brit, I think it will be a great fight between my two favorite fighters.

[jcdolley114]

I don't understand why leben is STILL with UFC. I'm not an mma expert, just a huge fan. Now granted Silva is one of the best (if not the best) fighter right now but he demolished leben. I felt bad for him, seriously. He's an embarrassment in all honesty. Maybe he's playin around or I don't know. It seems like anybody and everybody can shut him down on whatever his gameplan might be. Just my opinion. Not saying he cant fight, just saying he cant fight on the ufc level. Maybe IFL lol.

[joeburger1990]

His record in the UFC is 8 and 3. He holds wins over some pretty tough guys. One of those guys (Patrick Cote) is challanging Silva for the belt soon. His loss to A Silva was just the beginning of Silva's path of destruction, and it was a bad match up stylistically for Leben. He was winning against MacDonald, he made a mistake and got caught in a sub, it happens. And he tried out a new strategy (trying to be more technical) against Starnes, and it didn't pay off in the judges eyes.

[Quirke87]

Bisping is the better technical striker!

Leben is a brawler

[kaffe234]

leben to win

should be a gd one

[BenjaminCharles38]

LEBEN = SEXY BEAST

benji

[dmb7]

dude in the silva fight chris took some real good hits if it was any other fighter the fight woulda lasted much MUCH shorter not to mention names.....(james irvin great fighter) but yeah

[surfinkimo]

Iron chin lamo. Where was his nonexistant iron when Anderson Silva blasted him into the next day.

[Jamie238]

that was his only knockout loss,no shame in getting KO'd by the #1 p4p fighter in the world.Plus that was Silva's welcome fight to the UFC and most people didnt know how dangerous he was.Leben ran right at him which he wouldnt do now if they were to fight again.Not saying Leben would win but it would fight him smarter then before.

[bass420]

i say leben takes this one hes got a iron chin and if he connects on bisbing its over

[skidermonder]

Leben Win

[dippoinzaghi]

Leben is my favorite in the middleweight division but i wonder what is it thay play in the background

[DKHellsing]

Chris is going to OWN Bisping! I think overall, Chris has more heart and a lot better conditioning!

[Madnessin1987]

when is the fight pls tell

[DKHellsing]

OCTOBER 18th. BISPING VS LEBEN is the main event.

[HouseOldSkoolRaver]

Bisping will win i'll message you after the fight to ask why your so dumb!

[DKHellsing]

Alright, It will be one to remember then =P

But seriously, the way I see it, Chris has the Adv on the feet, and Mikey-boy has it on the ground... This is going to be exciting!

[HouseOldSkoolRaver]

Yes and ive got tickets! this will be my first ufc!

[DKHellsing]

LUCKY! I had a chance to go to one with my cousins when Rich Franklin got his rematch w/ Silva, but tix were like 300 dollars a piece! Who else is fighting in that one?

[HouseOldSkoolRaver]

Go to mma mania many fights have just been announced and the card is brilliant! sanchez v alves! and sokadju have been added and a young british star kickboxer who people have been talking about for ages dan hardy

[busterr33]

I think you will be the one feeling dumb when bisbing feels that left reach out and touch his ass!!! I'll be sure to message you and ask you why did leben have to hurt him like that!!!!P.S. Hammil beat bisbing!!!!!

[HouseOldSkoolRaver]

Hamill beat bisping? wrong Bisping won deal with it! Hamill is good and that was Mikes wrong division too!

[samu3llo]

Whooaa :DDD What is this? Leben should learn how to jump in the water ; )

[TheFamousEccles]

N.B. UFC 89 is in Birmingham, not London.

[busterr33]

Chris Leben has more balls than anybody else in mma and he lets it all hang out in the ring can't ask for more than that!!! Leben will knock bisbings head off in the 1st, watch and see!!! P.S. Mat Hammil beat bisbing!!!

[HouseOldSkoolRaver]

Bisping will win i'll message you after the fight to ask why your so dumb!

[mediocrity75]

Agree. I never saw any skills from this guy from his previous fights. Just another brawler.

[sillybunnybramsky]

Get yourself a Clue and watch the Terry Martin Fight. Much improved from before. And if you don't believe me wait till UFC 89.

[Jamie238]

I dont get why its so trendy to hate on Leben. He has a brawler style but thats cuz he has the chin to back it up. He has some decent submissions and grappling plus hes good off his back and doesnt take a lot of punishment when taken down. People are just haters,maybe if he beats Bisping they will finally give him some respect.

[mediocrity75]

Chin? r u kidding me. I think A. Silva will laugh at your chin comment on Leben. I'm not a Bisping fan either. In fairness, I'll cheer for Leben on this fight. Let's see if Leben changes his style, if it's still the same brawler type...then he won't last that long in MMA.

[Jamie238]

No Shame in getting knocked out by the best p4p fighter on the planet.That was his ONLY KO loss in his entire career. Plus that was A. Silva's welcoming fight to the UFC and a lot of people didnt know how dangerous he was.Leben just charged him without any worry. Leben would fight smarter if they were to fight again...not saying he would win but it would go down differently. Leben has knocked out vetrans like Rivera,Swick,Martin,Santiago,S­akara etc. so saying he wont last long in MMA is a joke.

[mindsouljah]

are u crazy? u telling me a trained and ready seben didnt scout silva? are u saying he didnt get ready for the fight and had no clue how tough sliva was? thats bullshit he was ready and he lost plain and simple silva is better then he was even if silva wasnt ready. and lets just say for the record he wasnt ready silva was coming in as the best in the world u telling me he didnt want to down him so ppl can take him seriously?

[Jamie238]

Dude are you kidding me??? LOL, Of course Leben trained hard and was ready for the fight,im just saying his "GAMPLAN" would be different if they fought again. I heard Leben talk before the fight and he said he was gonna come at him swinging and they would see whoever drops first.Obviously Leben knows NOW Silva is a much better striker then him so I dont think he would fight him like that in a rematch. He would probably fight him more like he fought Terry Martin,with more caution.

[mindsouljah]

ok i see your point but i just dont think he can hang with silva jock strap let alone silva his knees are serious threats and if caught slipping or brawling he will get owned again. now im not gonna say he sucks (i personally dont like the guy) but he is no match for silva. shit im not even a silva fan im just a mma fan.

[Jamie238]

Ok much better reply.I like Leben but I admit he wouldnt be able to hang with Silva,I mean shit no one can hang with him at the moment. Im just saying guys are starting to realize your not gonna be able to outstrike and KO Silva to win,no matter how big you are(James Irvin).So say Leben does get another shot at Silva...he would fight him differently,like I said I dont think he would win by any means but he would probably stick and move a lot more instead of just charging forward.

[mindsouljah]

and also let the record show i said if he do fight silva again he will get knocked out again maybe even faster

[Calculon64]

This guy is a joke. Can I have my wasted 2:23 minutes of wasted life back? This crap is totally MMA red neck nerdem.

[sillybunnybramsky]

Can U fight? I bet u cant. He trains very hard for fights and is an awesome coach. Don't say anything, you don't even know the guy. He'd knock you the F out!

[keola2007]

I know Chris Leben personally. He is a great coach and has matured as a fighter and as a human being. He will be UFC 185 lbs champion.