Chris Leben

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I happened to watch a bit of the Old Tuf enough yesterday just out of curiosity. It came up some where , first '' War Machine '' It said Matt Sera was right that he was a crazy ass mofo ( most fighters are anyway to some degree ) and War Machine was very good fighter, but equally as emotional ( again, as is the case with many fighters )

War Machine got life in prison. Gee I didn't know he went to jail for life. Very sad to hear and what a waste of talent. Leben come up and I remember him losing it after Bobby Southworth said something you don't say to people. Leben acted very well I must say and actually let it go, yet those idiots Koshcheck and Southworth still went at him after Leben was drunk and went to sleep outside the house to avoid them. Koscheck and Southworth woke him up by wetting him with the hose, a low dog act. Just looking back it was great to see the restraint Leben had in not throwing away his career fighting in the house over those idiots and Leben def had the better career over Southworth and even appeared in the television series Kingdom ( absolute cracker of a show, Frank Grillo and co are first class ) Just a blast from the past and good to see someone who had the odds stacked up against him and not let his past get in the way of a very good future. Also, Nate Quarry is an absolute gentlemen for the way he helped and took care of Leben that night in the house when everything unfolded. That is a true champion in every sense of the word. Conversely what an absolute idiot that clown haired-Koscheck is for instigating crap and hanging shit on Quarry who acted the way one should in trying to defuse the situation and taking care of one in need. Glad GSP showed he is the superior man in beating Koscheck.

Mitrione was another one that came back to mind when '' Sugar '' Rashad Evans said he had issues. I don't even think Mitrione '' flexed '' on him like he said lol. Anyway, he did ok for himself. I didn't know he K.O'd Fedor, albeit he was past his prime.

And back to Bobby '' the bully '' Southworth. He fought someone else he bullied in the house of Tuf Enough and got his ass K.O'd.

Man I hate bullies.

Bravo Chris Leben and co. Leben was an animal and scored some great K.O Victories.
 
Just a blast from the past and good to see someone who had the odds stacked up against him and not let his past get in the way of a very good future.
This hit. All the respect to anyone who's waded through shit and was able to overcome it. Life is never over when bad times and situations and consequences come along. I know it first hand. If you're a defeatist, and you think the sum of your life up until a specific point dictates everything that is to come, you're probably mistaken, and if you just give up, you're only effectively preventing yourself from moving forward. And when you do move forward, usually better times and situations and outcomes follow.

Nice thought you had there, bud.
 
Leben had some screws loose but I doubt it's ever been on the level of lets say, War machine or Phil Baroni. Another couple of head cases from another era Justin Levins, Rafael Torre and of course, Joe Son. Leben gives me the impression that deep down he is probably not so bad of a dude whereas the other names mentioned are pure scum of the earth
 
You know, one of the most bittersweet moments I can remember is when he flatlined Wand. I didn't see that coming, and I was devastated that it was over so quickly, so easily. But, at the same time, that was probably one of the greatest moments of Leben's life. He looked up to Wand, was probably a little mental about fighting a legend and one of his heroes, knowing him, and that went about as perfectly for Chris as he could have hoped. I can't imagine the high he got from it.
 
Leben had some screws loose but I doubt it's ever been on the level of lets say, War machine or Phil Baroni. Another couple of head cases from another era Justin Levins, Rafael Torre and of course, Joe Son. Leben gives me the impression that deep down he is probably not so bad of a dude whereas the other names mentioned are pure scum of the earth

Leben seems like a genuinely decent guy who has a wild streak and came from a rough background. I never thought that he was a bad guy.
 
Fill me in on Harold Howard. Gotta hear this...

Pretty sure he attacked his ex wife with a hammer and then crashed his truck into a casino. His daughter had to go online to beg MMA dipshits to stop popularizing her dad as a hero becuase it was destroying the family, who were trying to heal.
 
Pretty sure he attacked his ex wife with a hammer and then crashed his truck into a casino. His daughter had to go online to beg MMA dipshits to stop popularizing her dad as a hero becuase it was destroying the family, who were trying to heal.
Yikes. I'd never heard this lol. Idk how...

It adds up, dude is nuts. His ex wife probably still traumatized by that, probably doesn't trust many people. Very sad that she has to live with it, I hope she's healed to a degree, however much she's able.
 
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