Chris Leben
Chris “The Crippler” Leben is the mohawked Portland middleweight from the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, best remembered for sleeping-bag fights with his housemates. He went 12–10 in the UFC, knocking out Jorge Santiago and Aaron Simpson and submitting Yoshihiro Akiyama with a triangle in 2010, just two weeks after the Simpson fight.
He served a jail sentence for probation violations and failed two drug tests before retiring in 2013. He later boxed bare-knuckle. CagePotato covered his tumultuous career and his life after fighting.
| Full name | Christian Cyrus Leben |
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| Nickname | The Crippler |
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| Place of birth | Portland, Oregon, USA |
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