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BIRMINGHAM, England – Don’t look now, but UFC middleweight slugger Chris
Leben is currently in the middle of his best
octagon run since 2006.

At the 31 years old, “The Crippler” has turned back some of his inner
demons and is focused on developing into a complete mixed martial
artist. The efforts have paid dividends in the form of four wins in his
past five outings.

At Saturday’s UFC 138 event, Leben fights for the
19th time under the UFC banner and says he’s only focused on
interesting fights for his time left in the game. And the man he
finds perhaps most interesting of all? UFC middleweight champ Anderson
Silva.

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Tickets for the UFC’s November trip across the pond go on sale next week.

“UFC 138: Leben vs. Munoz” takes place Nov. 5 at , LG Arena at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England.

Middleweights Chris Leben and Mark Munoz headline the evening’s Spike TV-televised main card.

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Spike TV on Monday confirmed that the network will head across the pond to broadcast UFC 138: Leben vs. Munoz from the LG Arena in Birmingham, England.  Read More >>

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The UFC has its first five-round non-title main event. A UFC 138 headliner between middleweights Chris Leben…

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Rumored fight card for UFC 138, featuring a five-round, non-title middleweight bout between Chris Leben and Mark Munoz, in Birmingham, England, on November 5, 2011. Read More >>

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The UFC has its first five-round non-title main event.

A UFC 138 headliner between middleweights Chris Leben and Mark Munoz, which UFC officials today announced, is scheduled for 25 minutes rather than the usual 15.

Back in June, UFC president Dana White said that all future UFC non-title headliners – whether on pay-per-view or cable TV – would be scheduled as five-round fights rather than the typical three.

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A middleweight bout is in the works with Chris Leben returning to action to face Mark Munoz, and the bout is expected to be the main event for UFC Fight Night in England.  Read More >>

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Middleweights Chris Leben and Mark Munoz will headline a Spike TV-televised UFC 138 event.

As MMAjunkie.com first reported earlier today, the event takes place Nov. 5 at the 16,000-seat LG Arena at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England.

UFC officials since have confirmed the event details and main event, which airs via same-day delay on the UFC’s longtime cable partner.

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It seems Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker can’t make a media appearance these days without being asked one…

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It seems Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker can’t make a media appearance these
days without being asked one question in particular: When are we going
to see Strikeforce vs. UFC fights?

The short answer? Not anytime soon.

Still, Coker holds out hope for crossover bouts in the future. And he’s
not talking about just champion vs. champion affairs. The Strikeforce
boss said he’d like to see matchups up and down the roster.

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