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MICHAEL BISPING was offered the chance to face Chris Leben ONE DAY after winning his debut middleweight bout at UFC 83 against Charles McCarthy. Britain s top MMA star was added to June's UFC 85 show at London s O2 Arena after Chuck Liddell was forced to pull out of his main event fight with Rashad Evans due to a hamstring injury. And Bisping revealed he could not wait to get back inside ... [link]

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Michael Bisping: Fireworks guaranteed against Leben at UFC 85
Published 4/30/2008 by Jesse Holland at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
Props: The Sun Quoteworthy: “The fight [with Chris Leben at UFC 85] was offered to me the day after I fought Charles McCarthy [at UFC 83]. There wasn’t a single moment of hesitation from me. Not a single breath. Chris has put himself back into the mix at middleweight and if I want to go for the title then I need to beat guys like him. Chris has beaten a lot of good guys. 18-4 is a good record in MMA. He’s a colourful character and I like him…he reminds me of myself in some ways. He likes to fight and he’s a ...

Michael Bisping: Fireworks guaranteed against Leben at UFC 85
Published 4/30/2008 by Chewy at MMAdness
Props: The Sun Quoteworthy: “The fight [with Chris Leben at UFC 85] was offered to me the day after I fought Charles McCarthy [at UFC 83]. There wasn’t a single moment of hesitation from me. Not a single breath. Chris has put himself back into the mix at middleweight and if I want to go for the title then I need to beat guys like him. Chris has beaten a lot of good guys. 18-4 is a good record in MMA. He’s a colourful character and I like him…he reminds me of myself in some ways. He likes to fight and he’s a real person. ...

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