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Chris Leben Announces Retirement, Hopes To Go Pro As Referee

Chris Leben has decided to step away from combat sports competition. Leben has been a longtime fan favorite. Whether he was turning in gritty performances under the UFC banner, or giving it his all in bare-knuckle boxing, “The Crippler” is …

Chris Leben has decided to step away from combat sports competition. Leben has been a longtime fan favorite. Whether he was turning in gritty performances under the UFC banner, or giving it his all in bare-knuckle boxing, “The Crippler” is well-known and respected. Fans have also been supportive of Leben personally, as he celebrates two […]

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BKFC Postpones April 11 Event Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has made the decision to postpone its planned April 11 event. BKFC 12 was scheduled to take place inside the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama. Former UFC veteran Chris Leben was set to take on Marcel Stamps …

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has made the decision to postpone its planned April 11 event. BKFC 12 was scheduled to take place inside the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama. Former UFC veteran Chris Leben was set to take on Marcel Stamps on the card. Also featured on the card would’ve been a heavyweight title bout […]

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Photo: Chris Leben Shows Off Sick Battle Scars From BKFC 6 Defeat

Over the weekend (Sat. June 22, 2019) Chris Leben was defeated in bare-knuckle action. Leben took on Dakota Cochrane in the co-main event of Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC) 6 from the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall in Tampa, Florida. Unfortunately for the former UFC star, Leben was defeated by Cochrane via unanimous decision. They jerked the […]

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Over the weekend (Sat. June 22, 2019) Chris Leben was defeated in bare-knuckle action.

Leben took on Dakota Cochrane in the co-main event of Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC) 6 from the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall in Tampa, Florida. Unfortunately for the former UFC star, Leben was defeated by Cochrane via unanimous decision. They jerked the curtain for the highly-anticipated main event between Paulie Malignaggi and Artem Lobov.

Shortly after his defeat, Leben took to Instagram to show off his battle scars. “The Crippler” took some nasty damage from his scrap with Cochrane. Check it out here:

“Well you drive a car long enough you go to get in a wreck it was a good fun fight thank you BKFC Way to go @dakotacochranemma I’ve been punched by a lot of people before but I don’t think anybody hit me quite as hard as the guy!!”

Leben was previously undefeated in bare-knuckle competition. He strung together a two-fight knockout streak before going the distance with Cochrane. Prior to this weekend, Leben hadn’t gotten out of the first round against any of his opponents. As for his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, Leben hasn’t fought since 2013 when he was defeated by Uriah Hall under the UFC banner.

Now, Leben has seemed to find a resurgence in his combats sports career at 38-years-old. It will be interesting to see how he bounces back after his first loss in bare-knuckle competition.

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Chris Leben Not A Fan Of Paulie Malignaggi’s Antics Ahead Of BKFC 6

The hype surrounding Paulie Malignaggi vs. Artem Lobov may lead to decent numbers for the BKFC 6 card, but Chris Leben doesn’t dig the antics. Tomorrow night (June 22), BKFC 6 will be held inside the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall in Tampa. …

The hype surrounding Paulie Malignaggi vs. Artem Lobov may lead to decent numbers for the BKFC 6 card, but Chris Leben doesn’t dig the antics. Tomorrow night (June 22), BKFC 6 will be held inside the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall in Tampa. In the main event, Malignaggi and Lobov will finally do battle. Many […]

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Chris Leben Receives Replacement Opponent For BKFC 6

UFC veteran Chris Leben will remain on Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) 6. BKFC officials announced via MMA Fighting this week that Leben, who was slated to face Brennan Ward, will now face late replacement Dakota Cochrane at the June 22 event…

UFC veteran Chris Leben will remain on Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) 6. BKFC officials announced via MMA Fighting this week that Leben, who was slated to face Brennan Ward, will now face late replacement Dakota Cochrane at the June 22 event from Tampa, Florida. No details were released on why Ward withdrew from the […]

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Chris Leben Receives Replacement Opponent At BKFC 6

Chris Leben is going to have to adjust his gameplan after receiving a new opponent for his next bare-knuckle boxing bout. The former UFC star was initially supposed to fight Brennan Ward. However, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) officials announced Wednesday that Ward had to pull out. The reason for Ward’s withdrawal was not disclosed. […]

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Chris Leben is going to have to adjust his gameplan after receiving a new opponent for his next bare-knuckle boxing bout.

The former UFC star was initially supposed to fight Brennan Ward. However, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) officials announced Wednesday that Ward had to pull out. The reason for Ward’s withdrawal was not disclosed. Now, Dakota Cochrane steps up to fight the former UFC middleweight standout at BKFC 6.

Leben has had some hard times after he decided to call it quits in January of 2014, ending a 12-year long career that included 22 fights in the UFC. Following that decision, he was ordered to 120 days in jail.

He was convicted of breaking and entering his ex-wife’s apartment, possession of illegal firearms, and violating a court order held by Kaleena Leben. He started his sentence back in September of 2015 but was later released.

However, things were looking up for him as he signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA, but Leben’s comeback was cut short after doctors found a severe medical condition that left him with just 18 percent of normal blood flow to his heart. This was a life-threatening abnormality to the left ventricle of his heart that was oversized, misshapen, and not operating properly. He never fought in Bellator as a result.

Leben signed with BKFC and beat Justin Baesman earlier this year by KO. BKFC 6 is slated to take place from Tampa, Florida, on June 22. It will be headlined by former two-division boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi and former UFC fighter Artem Lobov.

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