The Real Story on Chris Leben

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5/1/08 4:09 AM

T.Jay Thompson

Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A
Member Since: 1/1/01
Posts: 2722

Chris Leben was not arrested this week for DUI.

When Chris moved to Hawaii he was in the process of completing classes for his probation on an old DUI in Portland Oregon. We worked hard to get his probation transferred to Hawaii but were unsuccessful.

When he got the call to fight Bisping on June 7th in London he knew what he had to do.

He immediately flew to Oregon and turned himself in on the probation violation. The warrant was a "no bail" warrant so he will have to sit in jail for 8-10 days before he gets a hearing. The moment he appeared before the judge after turning himself in the warrant was revoked and he is able to get his VISA for London.

Chris is in excellent shape and will finish his training camp with the help of Matt Hume.

Chris has worked hard the past year to grow both physically, mentally and spiritually. The actions he took to make this fight happen in London show this growth. Chris would like everyone to know he accepts responsibility for his past actions and will face the consequences and continue forward on his journey.

SEE YOU ALL IN LONDON June 7th!

5/1/08 4:11 AM
I love Canada Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A Member Since: 8/11/07 Posts: 10823	Thanks T Jay!! You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 4:13 AM
Kalle Mero Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A Member Since: 6/9/05 Posts: 1834	Cool You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 4:15 AM
Southpaw'd Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A Member Since: 8/31/07 Posts: 811	Thanks for the info! Goodluck to Chris, hope he resolves this before to long and gets to fight in London. You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 4:17 AM
vengence Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A Member Since: 6/3/05 Posts: 8031	good post. Chris is a good guy, His mom is super cool as well You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 4:17 AM
TheAlchemist Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A Member Since: 4/4/03 Posts: 2366	Dayyam! WAR LEBEN!!!!!!! You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 4:19 AM
PatrickFreitas Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A Member Since: 10/2/07 Posts: 2552	AWESOME! You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 4:21 AM
ptm2020 Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 53362	good for Chris, I'll be rootin for him against Bisbing. ttt for The Catsmasher You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 4:24 AM
Sobral1 Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A Member Since: 11/15/07 Posts: 287	I hope he clobbers Bisping! You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 4:27 AM
DocMason Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A Member Since: 10/15/07 Posts: 507	Thanks for posting this coach, I just hope all of the other mma-bloggers come back here before they post the wrong story on their site. You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 5:15 AM
tracylee Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A Member Since: 4/11/07 Posts: 1948	TTT Lol, no wonder why you reacted like that... You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 6:33 AM
whoabro Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A Member Since: 1/22/07 Posts: 3518	people who drive drunk should have their legs cut off You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 6:35 AM
FCTV808 Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A Member Since: 10/1/03 Posts: 30955	i like the way the lights become colorful streamers when going REAL FAST. oh fren. ;) You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 6:54 AM
twizzle97 Edited: May 1 2008 12:00A Member Since: 7/18/03 Posts: 2063	I support him 100%. He won't make the same mistakes again. It is good to see he has quality people to guide him. You have ignored this user.

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5/1/08 11:01 AM
DarthMolen Member Since: 4/24/07 Posts: 1475	updated and posted to here. You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 11:04 AM
MMA Playwrite Member Since: 9/7/04 Posts: 2332	I'm glad that the prospect of fighting in London motivated Leben to finally face justice in Oregon and stop living as a fugitive. You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 11:14 AM
CockneyBlue Member Since: 4/26/02 Posts: 5884	cool. I hope Bisping batters him but still, cool. You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 11:20 AM
Elias Cepeda Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 11053	ttt You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 11:22 AM

MMA Playwrite

Member Since: 9/7/04
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"...he will have to sit in jail for 8-10 days before he gets a hearing."

Even then he may not be let out. The judge can choose to not give him bail, and then he'd have to try to plead out the probation violation. He might have to sit out the sentence for the violation.

He maybe should have let Zuffa know he had this little matter in Oregon pending before he accepted the Bisping fight.

5/1/08 11:25 AM
Bojanglez24 Member Since: 5/1/06 Posts: 297	I used to not be a fan at all. Now it seems he really has started to mature as a person and fighter. Good for Chris. I hope everything works out for him and he puts on an entertain fight like always, win or lose. You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 11:27 AM
andre Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 34406	Chris is a great guy. It's so cool to see how he's grown since we first saw him on the show. Awesome. You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 11:33 AM
sadic1 Member Since: 6/7/05 Posts: 4357	Here's hoping the best for him and for this fight. I hope he destroys Bisping. You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 11:38 AM
Kirik Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 30818	Thank you T. Jay! You have ignored this user.

5/1/08 11:45 AM
ChicagoTom Member Since: 10/15/07 Posts: 617	great news TJ. I was pretty disappointed last night but this is great news. Chris can knock 8-10 days no prob. You have ignored this user.

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