Leben Out, Day In For Bisping at UFC 85

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Jason Day To Face Bisping at UFC 85
Published 5/9/2008 by Kris at MMAFrenzy.com
The UFC has announced that Jason Day will replace Chris Leben against Michael Bisping at UFC 85. From the announcement: With legal issues preventing middleweight contender Chris Leben from being able to prepare sufficiently for a June 7th bout with Michael Bisping in London, England, Canada’s Jason ‘Dooms’ Day has stepped in to face ‘The Count’ in a featured bout on the UFC 85: Bedlam card at the O2 Arena. “Obviously I was looking forward to the Leben fight but I guess it wasn’t to be,” said Bisping. “You have to respect Jason Day for stepping in on even shorter notice than ...

Jason Day chosen as replacement vs. Bisping
Published 5/9/2008 by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain
With Chris Leben out as Michael Bisping’s opponent at UFC 85 on June 7, UFC.com is reporting that Jason Day has been tapped to face Bisping in Leben’s stead. Leben was taken off the card after turning himself in to Clackamas County officials in Oregon last week in response to a probation violation on a 2005 DUI conviction. Day had a successful UFC debut in April at UFC 83 when he recorded a first round TKO over Alan Belcher . Prior to being signed by the UFC, Day won a controversial split decision over David Loiseau during a Hardcore Championship Fighting card in February. “I love this fight,” Day is quoted as saying in ...

Day Replaces Leben Against Bisping
Published 5/9/2008 by John Chandler at MMA on Tap
Jason Day. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that Canadian middleweight Jason Day will step in as a replacement opponent for Chris Leben against Michael Bisping when the organization travels overseas to London, England on June 7th for UFC 85: Bedlam. ...

It’s Official: Leben Out, Day In For UFC 85
Published 5/9/2008 by bfowlkes at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
(So is the implication here that he causes mushroom clouds, or just poses in front of them with his shirt off?) The UFC today confirmed what we all suspected. Chris Leben has been pulled from his bout with Michael Bisping due to ongoing legal trouble that will keep him locked up throughout most of the month. Instead of scratching the bout altogether, they’ve tapped Jason “Dooms” Day as his replacement. Day, a Canadian who’s coming off a TKO win over Alan Belcher when he filled in for Patrick Cote at UFC 83, is a solid replacement for Leben. He’s 17-5, riding a ...