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Chris Leben sentenced to 35 days in jail; UFC 85 fight with Michael Bisping is off (Update) Posted: 08 May 2008 03:34 PM CDT MMAmania.com just learned that middleweight fighter Chris Leben was today sentenced to 35 days in jail and will be released on May 27, 2008 (he gets credit for time already served), which would give him only 12 days until his scheduled showdown with Michael Bisping at UFC 85: “Bedlam” at the O2 Arena in London, England, on June 7. It was apparently too close for comfort, forcing to the promotion to scrap the bout, according to WrestlingObserver.com. No replacement for Leben is known at this time. “The Crippler” turned himself in to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office in Portland, Oregon, on April 30 because of an old Driving Under the Influence (DUI) probation violation. He did so to obtain a travel visa overseas, but it appears that things did not work out according to plan. Neither Leben nor the UFC have issued statements at this time. Stay tuned for more details.

Best pound for pound MMA fighter rankings on ESPN (Video) Posted: 08 May 2008 11:29 AM CDT This list, which includes WEC Featherweight Champion Ur-eeh-jah Faybear, is taken from Sherdog.com — so it’s not unique to ESPN. Regardless, it’s discussion worthy:

WEC tickets: Sacramento show for Faber vs Pulver gets more seats Posted: 08 May 2008 09:46 AM CDT With a sell out crowd of 8,000 fans expected to fill up the lower bowl of the Arco Arena, the WEC recently announced that it will release more tickets for WEC 34: “Faber vs Pulver” on June 1. In fact, according to the press release, the Zuffa-owned promotion will sell tickets for the upper sections of the arena for only $35! (Excluding taxes and additional services, of course.) Vice President of Production for the WEC, Peter Dropick, had this to say: "WEC fans bought all of the tickets so fast that we decided to open up more seats upstairs. We originally planned to sell seats only in the lower sections for this event, but it's going to be such an exciting night of fights that we want to accommodate as many fans as possible to see the live action.” How can you argue with that? WEC 34 is easily the most stacked card in the promotion’s history with two title fights lined up and two former champions also in action. It’s going to be an historic night on June 1, which we can all witness for free on the Versus channel at 9 p.m. ET. To purchase WEC 34 tickets head over to Ticketmaster.com or StubHub.com (Note: StubHub often has seats available even if the event or certain section is "sold out.")

Adrenaline MMA card set for inaugural event at Sears Centre in Chicago on June 14 Posted: 08 May 2008 09:25 AM CDT Adrenaline MMA officially announced its debut event, which takes place at the Sears Centre in Chicago, Ill., on June 14, featuring the heavyweight showdown between former UFC number contender, Jeff Monson, and relatively unknown but talented local product, Mike Russow. According to the press release, 12 other bouts are slated for the show that will feature some familiar names and faces. Here's the rest of the card: Terry Martin vs. Daiju Takase Brian Gassaway vs. Tony Fryklund Alberto Crane vs. Clay French Jeff Cox vs. Bart Palaszewski Taiwon Howard vs. Rory Markham Jame Giboo vs. Mark Miller Herc Hayes vs. Kerry Schall Rob Kimmons vs. Hector Urbina Aaron Rosa vs. Ron Fields Dom O’Grady vs. Mike Stumpf Joe Jordan vs. Ryan Williams Christian Reynosa vs. John Hosman Not bad at all for an inaugural event. And that more than likely has much to do with longtime MMA manager and Adrenaline MMA CEO, Monte Cox. He and others started the promotion after M-1 Global collapsed without ever staging an event, enlisting the services of former UFC heavyweight champion ,Tim Sylvia, and undefeated IFL star, Ben Rothwell, to anchor the organization. In addition, it appears that Adrenaline MMA is in cooperation with the IFL — Bart Palaszewski, Mark Miller and Zac George were all granted permission to compete on the card. And, according to the release, EliteXC provided striker Aaron Rosa and all-around standout Hector Urbina. Sylvia and Rothwell, on the other hand, will be loaned out to other organizations such as the new Affliction upstart brand. In fact, "The Maine-iac" is expected to fight the last man to hold the Pride FC heavyweight title, Fedor Emelianenko, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on July 19. It's apparently all about sharing. Doors for the first ever Adrenaline MMA event will open at 5:30 p.m. ET and fights are set to begin at 6 p.m. ET. To purchase tickets click here or call (888)-SEARSTIX. For more information head over to the official Adrenaline MMA Web site right here.

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