The UFC today announced that middleweight Chris Leben has been suspended by the UFC after testing positive for the steroid stanazolol following his unanimous decision loss to Michael Bisping last month at UFC 89 in Birmingham, England.
The UFC handed down a nine month suspension for the violation and also fined him one-third of his purse.
“I [...]

Headlined by a middleweight matchup between Michael Bisping and Chris Leben, UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben” drew an average of 2.6 million viewers for the event’s free Spike TV broadcast.
The event peaked at 3.4 million viewers during Bisping’s unanimous decision main event victory over Leben.
Airing opposite of game 6 of the American League Championship Series [...]

Luiz Cane, Jim Miller, Chris Lytle, and Paul Taylor each earned a $40,000 “Fight Night” bonus for their efforts at UFC 89 on Saturday at the NIA Arena in Birmingham, England.
Luiz Cane scored his second-straight UFC victory with a second round TKO due to strikes of feared light heavy knockout artist Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou to [...]

Middleweight contender Michael Bisping extended his 185-pound win streak to three-straight on Saturday night, defeating challenger Chris Leben via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben” in front of a sold out crowd at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.
Despite entering the bout in his best physical and mental [...]

UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben” took place on Saturday, October 18th, at the NIA in Birmingham, England in front of a sellout crowd of over 10,000.
England’s own Michael Bisping topped fellow middleweight contender Chris Leben via unanimous decision to headline the the eleven-bout UFC 89 card.

Michael Bisping def. Chris Leben via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, [...]

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s LIVE coverage of UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben”.
Today’s event, which will air for free tonight on Spike TV, takes place at The NIA in Birmingham, England and features a middleweight main event clash between former “Ultimate Fighter” cast members Michael Bisping and Chris Leben. The UFC 89 main card also includes Brandon [...]

Michael Bisping and Chris Leben both successfully made weight today at the National Indoor Arena in Birminham, England for their UFC 89 headlining middleweight clash. Bisping tipped the scales at 185 pounds while Leben weighed in at 186 pounds.
All other fighters participating on the card, including main card fighters Brandon Vera, Keith Jardine, Luiz Cane, [...]

UFC light heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida has been removed from the promotion’s October 18th UFC 89 card after Machida’s original opponent, Thiago Silva, withdrew from the matchup due to a back injury and the UFC was unable to secure another opponent for the bout.
Ed Soares, Machida’s manager, has informed MMA Junkie that Machida is likely [...]

Thiago Silva (13-0) has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled light heavyweight bout against Lyoto Machida (13-0) at UFC 89 after suffering a back injury while training for the fight.
Sherdog on Friday confirmed the injury with an American Top Team representative.
He is expected to be ready to return to the octagon in December.
Silva has [...]

Middleweight contenders Martin Kampmann and Nate Marquardt will square off at UFC 89 on October 18th in Birmingham, England, according to MMA Weekly.
The bout was originally rumored to be taking place at UFC 88 in September.
Kampmann (17-2) is undefeated inside the octagon with wins over Crafton Wallace, Thales Leites, Drew McFedries, and, most recently at [...]

Spike TV heads across the Atlantic Ocean for the third time to telecast a UFC fight card with middleweights “The Ultimate Fighter 3” champ Michael Bisping and “The Ultimate Fighter 1” standout Chris Leben headlining on Saturday, October 18 at 9:00pm ET/PT (same-day tape delay) from The National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.
UFC 89 will [...]

Keith Jardine will look to bounce back from a 36-second TKO loss to Wanderlei Silva when he takes on Brandon Vera in a light heavyweight bout at UFC 89 on October 19th in Birmingham, England. The event is expected to air on Spike TV.
Jardine announced the matchup during a recent appearance on an Albuqueque, New [...]

During a recent media confrence call EliteXC confirmed that popular but controversial heavyweight Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will return to the cage in the fall, most likely in September or October on a CBS televised card, but his opponent for the bout has not yet been determined.
“The Ultimate Fighter 4″ runner-up Chris Lytle has signed [...]

A rumored welterweight bout between 170-pound contenders Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez tentatively scheduled for UFC 89 on October 18th in Birmingham, England will not take place on the card according to Dave Meltzer at F4WOnline.com:
The Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez match earmarked for 10/18 in Birmingham, England will not be taking place on the show.  [...]

The UFC has announced that undefeated light heavyweight contenders Lyoto Machida and Thiago Silva will clash at UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben” on October 19th in Birmingham, England with a 205-pound title shot likely on the line. The event is expected to air on Spike TV.
Machida (13-0) has won all five of his bouts inside [...]