Leben, 40, had a 3-1 record in BKFC. In MMA, Leben (22-12) was the inaugural WEC middleweight champion, and his noteworthy wins include Wanderlei Silva and Yoshihiro Akiyama.

Chris Leben, the colorful and enigmatic southpaw slugger who played an often-overlooked role in the growth of the UFC, has retired from mixed martial arts at the age of 33.

Leben has a professional MMA record of 22-12, with 12 wins via KO/TKO, five by submission and five by decision. He fought in the UFC 22 times where he went 12-10.

Former UFC middleweight Chris Leben, who rose to fame as one of the original contestants on Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), will join Michael Bell and Chris Crail at the UFC 311 judges ...

However, Chris started competing in bare knuckle boxing in 2018, where he amassed a 4-1 record, with the latest bout being a February 2021 KO win over Quentin Henry.

Dillon Cleckler def. Chris Jensen via KO at 0:24 of RD 1 Charisa Sigala def. Taylor Starling via unanimous decision (50-43 x2, 49-44) Prelims Haim Gozali def. John McAllister via KO at 1:08 of RD 2 ...

UFC middleweight Chris Leben plans on bringing his violent style of striking-based mixed martial arts against Mark Munoz at UFC 138 on Saturday night.