UFC middleweight Chris Leben today was sentenced to 35 days of jail time (and credited for eight days’ time served) following last week’s arrest for a probation violation, according to a representative from Oregon’s Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office.
However, Leben’s UFC 85 bout with Michael Bisping now appears unlikely to take place. The bout was set for the televised main card of the June 7 event.
I don’t really hold anything against Leben, he tried to do what’s necessary and it didn’t work. They had a backup plan incase this happened, and now we’ll see it. Most likely are Yushin Okami and Dan Henderson, Henderson was willing to fight Franklin on this show, so it wouldn’t surprise me if he gets called on for this one.