{"id":157440,"date":"2015-07-26T07:06:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-26T14:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=157440"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:35:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:35:57","slug":"chris-leben-speaks-out-about-domestic-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/chris-leben-speaks-out-about-domestic-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Leben Speaks Out About Recent Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Chris-Leben.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-157454\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Chris-Leben.png\" alt=\"Chris Leben\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Chris-Leben.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Chris-Leben-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Chris-Leben-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Chris-Leben-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Retired UFC fighter and &#8220;The Ultimate Fighter&#8217;s&#8221; original bad boy had another run in with the law this past week, but he claims everything is not as it seems.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported that Leben was arrested in late July for a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/chris-leben-arrested-on-multiple-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laundry list of charges<\/a>. &#8220;The Crippler&#8221; has taken to Twitter, not so much to claim his innocence, but rather to clear the air:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There&#39;s a lot of stuff being said there&#39;s absolutely no domestic violence of any sort between my wife and I true we may be separating<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Leben (@cripplerufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cripplerufc\/status\/625194658230996992\">July 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Update: BJPENN.COM would like to clarify that Chris Leben is not being charged for domestic violence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BJ Penn, Matt Hughes, &amp; Frank Trigg Talk Fighting&#8230; Each Other &#8212; EPIC! &#8211; AMAZING! &#8211; MUST WATCH!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 560px;\">\n<div style=\"display: block; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4362815275001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired UFC fighter and &#8220;The Ultimate Fighter&#8217;s&#8221; original bad boy had another run in with the law this past week, but he claims everything is not as it seems. 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