Chris Leben vs Jay Silva under consideration for UFC Fight Night 20

by Jesse Holland on Oct 18, 2009 10:30 PM EDT Comment 17 comments

Embattled The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) star Chris Leben will try to get himself back into the win column against promotion sophomore Jay Silva at UFC Fight Night 20, according to MMAWeekly.com.

No venue is known at this time. And the promotion has yet to officially announce the Spike TV event, which is tentatively scheduled to take place in northern Virgina on Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. Nonetheless, expect those announcements to come soon.

Leben had returned from a nine-month steroids suspension only to get submitted by Jake Rosholt (arm-triangle choke) in front of a hometown crowd at UFC 102: "Couture vs. Nogueira" back on Aug. 29.

"The Crippler" — a Portland-area native who relocated to Hawaii — tested positive for the performance-enhancing illegal steroid known as Stanazolol in the wake of his unanimous decision loss to Michael Bisping in the main event at UFC 89: "Leben vs. Bisping" in Oct. 2008.

As a result, Leben was suspended for nine months and fined one-third of his fight purse. Now the former TUF star can add back-to-back losses to his list of recent setbacks. Expect a very focused and determined Leben to emerge at UFN 20 -- it could be a career defining moment.

The dangerous Silva had been perfect through five fights before dropping a unanimous decision loss to another former TUF star, CB Dollaway, at Ultimate Fight Night 19 back on Sept. 16.

After submitting Mark DaPolito in his mixed martial arts debut at Ring of Combat last year, Silva went on an absolute tear, ending his next four contests by way of (technical) knockout.

Like Leben, Silva is a very dangerous and hard-hitting striker — just ask Reggie Orr, who was the victim of a Silva flying knee at "Call to Arms" back in May.

Stay dialed in to MMAmania.com for more on UFC Fight Night 20 as more details emerge in the near future.

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This will be a war so long as Leben comes in shape. Silva was absolutely killing CB before he got choked out.

by NameNotRequired on Oct 18, 2009 11:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

buddy I think you confused over what happened in that fight….CB was whoopin silva ass but gassed hardcore in the 3rd because he was sick or sumthing and silva got sum damage on him but it went to a descison

by JG on Oct 19, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yea i don’t know where i came up with choke but still three knockdowns = whoopin that @ss. (Maybe i remember it different coz i hate “fake tap” dollaway)

by NameNotRequired on Oct 19, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, hate that kid! A “half-tap” is a tap!
In any case, I don’t know how good Jay Silva’s defense is. But if he eats one of LEben’s haymakers, it’s gonna be good night for him…Zzzzzzzzzz

by The Negation on Oct 19, 2009 4:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would love nothing more than seeing another brotha shutting Chris’s lights off. When is the UFC gon’ realize that they need to dump him, he brings nothing to the table.

by RoBerto on Oct 19, 2009 6:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Except a shit ton of Loyal fans. I’m excited to have Leben come to VA. He’s had his share of problems, and the steroids tainted him a little bit. He’s 9-5 in the UFC, all against fighters people thought were going to walk through him. Dewees, Riviera, and Cote were all expected to merk him. Martin and Santiago were gonna knock his block off.

Is he the perfect fighter. Of course not. Is he a great test for anyone in their first few fights in the UFC…of course he is.

by lazepunk on Oct 19, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

its CB “hairlip” Dolloway…I cant stand watching the pre fight clips where he’s talking…his upper lip is always curled up or something.

by salamagogo on Oct 19, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If Silva has any striking technique he’ll beat Leben, the Crippler has become overreliant on his power and chin and hasn’t evolved, so is the perfect gatekeeper for up and comers. If you can’t beat Leben then you’re not UFC standard at this point.

by David W-S on Oct 19, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

silva didnt get choked out, CB was dominating him but gassed in the 3rd because he was sick or sumthing and then silva won the 3rd but it went to a decision

by JG on Oct 19, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

did he beat reggie orr the kickboxer by flying knee? or is that a different reggie orr? either way i pick silva to win, god i hate leben hell i hate anyone bisping beat that’s disgraceful

by randy murders on Oct 19, 2009 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chris always bring the power and heart. Didn’t see Jay’s fight but dude looks pretty jacked, can’t wait to see what he can do!

by SoCalStunNa on Oct 19, 2009 12:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

War Leben!!!!!!!!!

by Nor Cal Mexican on Oct 19, 2009 12:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

War is gay.

How about kick his ass Leben?

by Ron Konkoma on Oct 19, 2009 8:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

saying war is gay is dumb. where’s the draft i dont see it im not having to go to war. why is war gay, o yes those people who signed up thinking they would go to colloege for free actualy had to go to war. stop saying war is gay its been around forever its the way to do buisness. out the bad in with the good hippie.

by bellio on Oct 19, 2009 9:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, killing people for no reason is really a thing to celebrate. Come on man you can’t honestly be happy about people still wiping each other out for no reason in the 21st century, surely we have moved on from the days when war was cool.

by David W-S on Oct 19, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, Silva sucks. And he ha an attitude. He was mean muggin CB at the weigh-ins then got owned. So the UFC lets Jason Macdondald go and signed this douche? What a joke.

by BoBBy on Oct 19, 2009 10:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs