Chris Leben: “Wanderlei Is Not Going to Run From Me”

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With 33 days until his shot at Wanderlei Silva, Chris “The Crippler” Leben sits down with MMAWeekly for a quick chat about his pending bout, mellowing out with age and how he is able to get an edge in the fight

Chris “The Crippler” Leben is ready to fight one of his MMA idols, Wanderlei Silva, at UFC 132 in Las Vegas. Despite his respect for the former Pride champion, Leben isn’t going to back down. He plans to go “toe-to-toe” with Wand.

Source: MMAWeekly

UFC 132 will be headlined by Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber for Cruz’ UFC Bantamweight title.

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