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UFC ON VERSUS

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of UFC on VERSUS on March 21 live from the FirstBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific!

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DREAM 13

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of DREAM 13 coming to you from the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on March 22. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 3 AM Eastern/12 AM Pacific!

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STRIKEFORCE: CHALLENGERS

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of STRIKEFORCE: CHALLENGERS on March 26 live from the SavMart Center in Fresno, CA. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 10 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific!

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UFC 111: GSP VS. HARDY

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy live from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on March 27. The event will be headlined by a welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre vs. Dan Hardy and feature a heavyweight showdown between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin! Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 10 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific!

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UFC FIGHT NIGHT: FLORIAN VS. GOMI

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi live from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC on March 31. The event will be headlined by a lightweight battle between Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 8:00 PM Eastern/5:00 PM Pacific!

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BELLATOR XIII

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of Bellator Fighting XIII live from the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida on April 8. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 7:30 PM Eastern/4:30 PM Pacific!

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BELLATOR XIV

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of Bellator Fighting XIV live from the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois on April 15. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 7:30 PM Eastern/4:30 PM Pacific!

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STRIKEFORCE: NASHVILLE

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of Strikeforce: Nashville live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN on April 17. The event will be headlined by a middleweight title fight between Jake Shields and Dan Henderson and feature the US debut of Japanese submission god Shinya Aoki! Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 10 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific!

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MFC 25: VINDICATION

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of MFC 25: Vindication live from the Edmonton Expo Center in Edmonton, Alberta on April 17. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 10 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific!

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Bisping vs. Leben headlines UFC 89

Written by Grady Roy   |   Tuesday, October 07 2008

Chris Leben will be well advised to keep his fight against Michael Bisping standing. Bisping has shown an impressive ability to control his opponents on the ground, as well as doing damage with his 'sharp' elbows.Chris Leben will be well advised to keep his fight against Michael Bisping standing. Bisping has shown an impressive ability to control his opponents on the ground, as well as doing damage with his 'sharp' elbows.

UFC 89 will be heading back to England on October 18th, and the main event will feature Michael "The Count" Bisping against Chris "The Crippler" Leben.  This match that was supposed to take place at UFC 85, but legal troubles for Chris Leben put a hold on the fight.

There’s been a real negative vibe surrounding this event in the MMA community.  Some fans are saying the card is weak and some have even dismissed the event due to the lack of a title match on the card. It is expected that the UFC’s viewership will suffer due to the unattractive matchups.  We here at The Savage Science couldn't disagree more.  We’re of the opinion that it is a great choice for a main event match, not to mention a very solid undercard....and it’s free on Spike TV!

The main event should be an action packed slugfest. Michael Bisping has recently entered the middleweight division, and has won his first two fights in the new weight class by TKO. He’s looking to continue his winning streak in his home country of England.  Bisping is a well rounded fighter with great hands, with 11 of his 16 wins coming from some form of knockout.  If Bisping can win this matchup there’s a strong likelihood that a middleweight title shot will be forthcoming.

Chris Leben enters this fight coming off of a pair of impressive  back to back KO wins, most recently over Alessio Sakara at UFC 82 and against Terry Martin at UFC Fight Night 11.  Leben is certainly the more experienced fighter in this matchup, and has shown steady improvement since his early days on “The Ultimate Fighter” TV show.   Leben most likely has the better hands, and will be anxious to stop Bisping on his home soil.  With a win at UFC 89, Leben would be one step closer to facing the Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva.  Silva defeated Leben in the past (Ultimate Fight Night 5) and would love nothing more to avenge the quick first round KO loss he suffered courtesy of Silva's deadly knees.

Bisping will have to be very cautious in the standup with Leben.  He would be better served using clean, calculated strikes as opposed to getting into a slugfest with Leben.   Bisping has also demonstrated impressive ability at controlling his opponents once he can gain the dominant position on the ground.  He should favor a ground battle against Leben where he is clearly the better of the two as “The Crippler’s” unpredictable hands could deliver a devastating end to the match.

Chris Leben should approach this fight as “must win” scenario.  This is a proving ground for him and a win over the heavily favored Bisping would vault him to the upper ranks of the middleweight division.  Leben must try to keep this fight standing as he’s a dominant striker who has earned some impressive wins with his hands.  A ground battle isn’t the best choice for Leben and should be avoided if possible.  The longer the fight goes, and especially on the ground, the more it will favor Bisping.  Leben should go for the power punches and look to end the fight early.

Even if Bisping/Leben isn’t the most highly anticipated event of the year, we at SAVSCI are geeked about this matchup. On paper, it could become one of the most exciting slugfests of the year.  At the very least, it should be a very solid fight between two great warriors vying a title shot.

 

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