Post by James Hetfield on Oct 21, 2010 13:35:52 GMT -5
UFC 125's Chris Leben Reportedly Arrested on DUI Suspicion
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Oct 21, 2010 at 8:55 am ET
UFC middleweight Chris Leben reportedly was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.
That's according to Hawaii News Now (KGMB and KHNL), which reported Leben lost control of his pickup truck before crashing into a wall in Honolulu.
Leben, who's currently enjoying a career resurgence and three-fight win streak in the UFC, recently was announced for the Jan. 1 UFC 125 card, where he meets Brian Stann.
According to the report, Leben posted $1,000 bail and was released. He also is accused of driving without a license and proof on insurance.
"The Ultimate Fighter 1" cast member is scheduled to appear in Honolulu District Court on Nov. 22.
Another DUI offense led him to a brief jail stint in 2008 and prompted the rescheduling of a fight with Michael Bisping. Leben lost the fight, initially slotted for UFC 85 but rescheduled for UFC 89, and then served a nine-month suspension after failing a drug test for admittedly taking a banned substance (Stanozolol).
Leben lost his return fight against Jake Rosholt before posting his current win streak over jay Silva, Aaron Simpson and Yoshihiro Akiyama. The Simpson and Akiyama fights came just two weeks apart, and the Akiyama victory in July produced one of the year's biggest most memorable fights.
There's no word if the arrest will affect the Leben (21-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) vs. Stann (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) fight.
Shame. It was good to hear after his legal troubles in 2008 that he was supposedly 'clean'.
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Oct 21, 2010 at 8:55 am ET
UFC middleweight Chris Leben reportedly was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.
That's according to Hawaii News Now (KGMB and KHNL), which reported Leben lost control of his pickup truck before crashing into a wall in Honolulu.
Leben, who's currently enjoying a career resurgence and three-fight win streak in the UFC, recently was announced for the Jan. 1 UFC 125 card, where he meets Brian Stann.
According to the report, Leben posted $1,000 bail and was released. He also is accused of driving without a license and proof on insurance.
"The Ultimate Fighter 1" cast member is scheduled to appear in Honolulu District Court on Nov. 22.
Another DUI offense led him to a brief jail stint in 2008 and prompted the rescheduling of a fight with Michael Bisping. Leben lost the fight, initially slotted for UFC 85 but rescheduled for UFC 89, and then served a nine-month suspension after failing a drug test for admittedly taking a banned substance (Stanozolol).
Leben lost his return fight against Jake Rosholt before posting his current win streak over jay Silva, Aaron Simpson and Yoshihiro Akiyama. The Simpson and Akiyama fights came just two weeks apart, and the Akiyama victory in July produced one of the year's biggest most memorable fights.
There's no word if the arrest will affect the Leben (21-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) vs. Stann (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) fight.
Shame. It was good to hear after his legal troubles in 2008 that he was supposedly 'clean'.
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Couldn't they just wait until Silva is ready? (especially as Leben has fought a lot recently). It just seems a risky move to put him low down on the card, against a "non-name"... it kind of seems like a step backwards.