“And there’s only one way to do that and that’s fight him. So we called Joe Silva and told him this is the match-up we want. He called Chris (Leben) and like a true fighter that Chris is, he accepted. He doesn’t want to sit around and wait for somebody, I know Wanderlei Silva got hurt, so (Leben) accepted. I expect to go in there and get ‘Fight of the Night’ for this.”
January 1st, live on pay-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada:
Brian “All American” Stann (9-3)
Win Mike Massenzio – Submission (Triangle Choke) UFC Versus 2
Loss Phil Davis – Decision (Unanimous) UFC 109
Win Rodney Wallace – Decision (Unanimous) TUF 10 Finale
Chris “The Crippler” Leben (25-6)
Win Yoshihiro Akiyama – Submission (Triangle Choke) UFC 116
Win Aaron Simpson – TKO (Punches) TUF 11 Finale
Win Jay Silva – Decision (Unanimous) UFC FN 20