Chris Leben has tested positive for the performance-enhancing illegal steroid known as Stanazolol in the wake of his unanimous decision loss to Michael Bisping in the main event at UFC 89: “Leben vs. Bisping” at The National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, England, on October 18.
As a result “The Crippler” will be suspended for nine [...]

Disaster nearly struck last week when Diego Sanchez suffered torn rib cartilage while training for his co-main event fight against Thiago Alves at UFC 90: “Silva vs. Cote” at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., on October 25, forcing him off the card with less than two weeks until showtime.
“The Nightmare,” fortunately, was short lived.
With [...]

We didn’t hear a peep from Brandon Vera after his split-decision loss to Keith Jardine at UFC 89: “Bisping vs. Leben” this weekend, but this post-fight video recently popped up on the promotion’s Web site.
“The Truth” appears visibly out of sorts and doesn’t offer up much regarding the reasons behind his performance — his third [...]

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So who is it?

If we don’t get to see “Mr. 5-XL” on television sometime soon then something is very wrong. This dude is an absolute monster. Check out all the UFC 89 post-fight interviews over at UFC.com.

“I said [to myself] I gotta draw him in somehow. I was playing every card I had. At that point I was like fucking screw it, let’s trade. Let’s try to get him to come in and bang with me a little bit and maybe I could land that shot. Sometimes you do and sometimes [...]

… is now available for free on UFC.com – check out the UFC 89 “Submission of the Night,” which went untelevised last night on Spike TV:

UFC 89: “Bisping vs. Leben” from The National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, England, on October 18 has come to a close.
The highly anticipated main event of the evening between Michael Bisping and Chris Leben had its fair share action, but it was not awarded the “Fight of the Night” by promotion officials when all [...]