Wanderlei Silva out of ufc 116

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  1. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Chris Leben agrees to replace injured Wanderlei Silva in UFC 116 co-main event

    Fresh off a dominant win at The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale, Chris Leben (20-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) has agreed to replace injured Wanderlei Silva (33-10-1 MMA, 3-5 UFC) and fight Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-1-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in the co-headliner of next week's UFC 116 event.


    http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_y...g=mmajunkie-Chris_Leben_replace_Wanderlei_116
     
    Vitor Belfort, Jun 23, 2010
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  2. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    :fire was looking forward to Wandy Vs Akiyama more than the main event. Leben is a good replacement for such short notice. Wasn't Leben almost on his way out in his last fight my memory is **** but i thought he got off the hook?

    Still a very good card though Pellegrino Vs Sotiropoulos should be a cracking fight.
     
    LHL, Jun 23, 2010
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  3. Vitor Belfort

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    decent replacement but i was really looking forward to see silva fight
     
    Vitor Belfort, Jun 23, 2010
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  4. Grievesy

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    ****ing BOLLOCKS!!!!!!:fire:fire

    I was looking forward to this fight the most on this card. At least Leben is a decent replacement. Hopefully Akiyama ****ing chokes him out!!
     
    Grievesy, Jun 23, 2010
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  5. The_Sandman

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    aww.. :wtf
    Wanderlei is the main reason why I wanted to see this card. Dont get me wrong, Im looking foward to the main-event... but Wanderlei/Akiyama was going to be awesome. I dont even want to watch the event anymore. I may just sit this one out like I did 115.
     
    The_Sandman, Jun 23, 2010
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  6. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Sad to hear. Decent replacement. Leben should come to fight.
     
    achillesthegreat, Jun 23, 2010
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  7. SugarShane_24

    SugarShane_24 ESB good-looking member Full Member

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    Why didn't they pick Munoz instead?

    I think that guy deserves a shot at big time.
     
    SugarShane_24, Jun 23, 2010
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  8. Koa

    Koa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well, no reason to pay for it then lol.
     
    Koa, Jun 23, 2010
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  9. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No HUGE deal. Obviously Leben doesnt provide the credentials Wanderlei does but hes no less an exicting fighter. This guy just wont go away last year he had lost 2 straight including being embarrasingly choked out cold in his hometown to Jake Rosholt this after being caught for steroids and serving a few days in jail now all of a sudden hes got a chance to win 3 fights in a row here in 2010 and make himself relevant. Classic Leben the guy is just so damn tough hes always sneaking that big head back in some way or another.
     
    jimmie, Jun 23, 2010
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  10. sugarngold

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    Bummer. That was going to be a cracking fight. At least it will be fun to watch Sexyama bash Leben's face in.
     
    sugarngold, Jun 23, 2010
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  11. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Kinda hard to do that Leben's head in similar to a rock.
     
    jimmie, Jun 23, 2010
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  12. goblin 2

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    They should feed leben to Fedor..
     
    goblin 2, Jun 23, 2010
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  13. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :patsch Matt Lindland was all the Middleweight Fedor needed to feast on.
     
    jimmie, Jun 23, 2010
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  14. bored

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    I really like Akiyama and am glad he's not coming off a year's lay off to fight Wanderlei, he should win this fight and it'll help get rid of some ring rust. Ironic that he deliberately waited for Wanderlei and then ends up getting Leben anyway.
     
    bored, Jun 24, 2010
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  15. Grievesy

    Grievesy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Akiyama is threatening to pull out of this fight now as well.:-(
     
    Grievesy, Jun 24, 2010
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