It appears that Cody McKenzie wasn't the only casualty to pull out of UFC 155 today. Chris Leben sent out the following message on his twitter and facebook accounts, announcing that Karlos Vemola has withdrawn due to injury, and naming Strikeforce fighter Derek Brunson as his replacement.
All things considered, maybe Chris Leben should stay out of England.
The UFC announced that former TUF 1 bad boy Chris Leben tested positive for the painkllers Oxymorphone and Oxycodone after his loss at UFC 138 to Mark Munoz. As a result, Leben has been suspended for one year by the promotion.
Following a dominant performance against Chris Leben at UFC 138, Mark Munoz called out the middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Unfortunately there is one man standing in his way; Chael Sonnen.
"Great night so far!!!! Love when idiots shit on a card before it happens. It makes for great events :)" - From Dana White's Twitter (@danawhite ), Nov 5, 2011
As cliche as it may be, styles make fights. We should all know this by now, especially the media. It's not how big a draw the fighters are in the main event, or how many top 10 fighters are on the card. In the weeks leading up to the fight it was amazing to see how many articles were about how Munoz and Leben were not worthy of main event status. The position would be understandable if the UFC was trying to market the card as a pay-per-view, but it was free! Why gripe about free fights?
UFC 138 marks an end UFC live cards on SPIKE TV. Today (November, 5) UFC 138 will go down live from the LG Arena at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England. The main event will feature a middleweight showdown between Chris Leben and Mark Munoz.
UFC 138 Main Card Fighters gathered at the LG Arena in Birmingham, England for the UFC 138 Pre-Fight Press Conference. Heading the conference was Chief of International Development Marshall Zelaznik. The fight-card will be headlined by Chris Leben and Mark Munoz.
The last time the UFC head over to England was for UFC 120 which was more than a year ago. The promotion is back for UFC 138 and will mark the first time in UFC history that a five round non-title fight will take place in the main event. This fight will put two heavy handed combatants against one another, with Mark Munoz taking on Chris Leben.
We are back with MMASucka's Head to Head Fight Breakdown. This time Nick King and The Sports Shack's YaleUFC breakdown the UFC 138 fight card. The card will be free on Spike TV in the US and Rogers Sportsnet in Canada...
