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Michael Bisping UFC 120 Live Chat

Filed under: UFCMichael Bisping will step into the Octagon with Yoshihiro Akiyama on Saturday in the main event at UFC 120. Before he does, he’ll take some time out of his schedule to chat with UFC fans on Wednesday right here at MMAFighting.com.

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Michael BispingMichael Bisping will step into the Octagon with Yoshihiro Akiyama on Saturday in the main event at UFC 120. Before he does, he’ll take some time out of his schedule to chat with UFC fans on Wednesday right here at MMAFighting.com.

The chat is your opportunity to ask Bisping whatever you’d like to know about what he’s done so far in his MMA career, his thoughts on Saturday’s fight, what he’d like to do next, or anything else.

The chat starts below at noon ET.

Chat Wraps: John Hathaway | Dan Hardy

UFC 116 Bonuses: Two Fight of the Nights

Filed under: UFC, NewsOn a card full of back-and-forth matchups, two Fight of the Night awards were handed to Chris Leben vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama and Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 116 Saturday in Las Vegas.

The other recipients of post-f…

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On a card full of back-and-forth matchups, two Fight of the Night awards were handed to Chris Leben vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama and Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 116 Saturday in Las Vegas.

The other recipients of post-fight honors were Brock Lesnar for Submission of the Night and Gerald Harris for Knockout of the Night. All six competitors each received a $75,000 bonus for their efforts.

“In 10 years of being in the business i don’t believe I’ve seen guys deliver like they did tonight,” UFC president Dana White said at the post-fight press conference.

Yoshihiro Akiyama Explains Why He Was Reluctant to Fight Chris Leben

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosLAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting caught up with Yoshihiro Akiyama Thursday to talk about his UFC 116 fight against Chris Leben.

“Sexyama” explained why he was depressed upon hearing the news that Wander…

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting caught up with Yoshihiro Akiyama Thursday to talk about his UFC 116 fight against Chris Leben.

“Sexyama” explained why he was depressed upon hearing the news that Wanderlei Silva pulled out of their fight and why he doesn’t think Leben is a high enough caliber opponent. He also showed a very fancy watch he was wearing.

Check out the video interview below.

Chris Leben Takes Exception With Akiyama’s Hesitancy to Fight Him

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, VideosLAS VEGAS — Chris Leben met with the media on Wednesday to discuss his UFC 116 fight against Yoshihiro Akiyama.

“The Crippler” explained how the UFC gave him an offer he couldn’t refuse to fight on two weeks’ notic…

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LAS VEGAS — Chris Leben met with the media on Wednesday to discuss his UFC 116 fight against Yoshihiro Akiyama.

“The Crippler” explained how the UFC gave him an offer he couldn’t refuse to fight on two weeks’ notice, why this is the biggest fight of his life and why he took exception with Akiyama’s hesitancy to initially agree to the fight.

Watch a highlight video of Leben discussing all these issues and working out in front of the fans, shot and edited by MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon, below.

Wanderlei Silva Off UFC 116

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsWanderlei Silva, who was scheduled to meet Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116 on July 3, has been forced to withdraw from the card due to fractured ribs suffered in training, UFC president Dana White confirmed with M…

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Wanderlei Silva, who was scheduled to meet Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116 on July 3, has been forced to withdraw from the card due to fractured ribs suffered in training, UFC president Dana White confirmed with MMA Fighting Tuesday afternoon.

Akiyama, who defeated Alan Belcher in his UFC debut last July, will still fight on the card, and according to White, the organization is currently working on signing his replacement. No word just yet on who that might be.