{"id":167804,"date":"2015-09-26T02:07:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T09:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=167804"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:46:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:46:42","slug":"chris-leben-stays-in-touch-with-fans-while-in-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/chris-leben-stays-in-touch-with-fans-while-in-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Leben Stays In Touch With Fans While In Jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Retired UFC fighter Chris Leben is currently serving out a 120 day jail sentence. It came about after he plead guilty to breaking into his ex-wife&#8217;s apartment back in June.<\/p>\n<p>Leben entered jail on Sept. 21 and has since been updating fans on his situation using his social media. He&#8217;s posted on Twitter and Facebook, letting fans know how he&#8217;s doing and apparently he&#8217;s holding an upcoming Q&amp;A.<\/p>\n<p>Lebrun retired form MMA after his loss to Uriah Hall back in Dec. of 2013.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/08\/chris-leben-sentenced-to-120-days-reports-to-jail-sept-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a>, the plan is for Leben to serve the first 30 days of his sentence in jail, then 30 more on\u00a0work furlough. After that if everything goes smoothly he will be placed on probation.<\/p>\n<p>Check out some of his in-jail tweets below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey everyone im in jail now feelin pretty sick but it&#39;s better this time around. Looking forward to getting out and start some training .<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Leben (@ChrisLebenMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisLebenMMA\/status\/646786023934955520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey everybody It&#39;s  day 3 in jail, if anyone wants to send letters or shop the commissary you guys can do that&#8230;. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/WQ4eodlV18\">http:\/\/t.co\/WQ4eodlV18<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Leben (@ChrisLebenMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisLebenMMA\/status\/646890942998401024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey guys packages came in today ! I wanted to thank personally RICK SCHEU, JUSTIN DCIEDZIC&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zbER5qygfv\">https:\/\/t.co\/zbER5qygfv<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/fFxspMBBAw\">pic.twitter.com\/fFxspMBBAw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Leben (@ChrisLebenMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisLebenMMA\/status\/647161766254919680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Next week I&#39;ll be answering  all or most of your questions <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Q?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Q<\/a>&amp;A. Give some questions <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/4aBiPmBbMO\">pic.twitter.com\/4aBiPmBbMO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Leben (@ChrisLebenMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisLebenMMA\/status\/647594096781996032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>MMA&#8217;S Best React To Nick Diaz 5 Year Suspension<\/strong><br \/>\n[ooyala code=&#8221;9maGRrdzp7l5qKeuSBuRG7MijJu9o26I&#8221; player_id=&#8221;bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2&#8243; width=&#8221;1280&#8243; height=&#8221;720&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired UFC fighter Chris Leben is currently serving out a 120 day jail sentence. It came about after he plead guilty to breaking into his ex-wife&#8217;s apartment back in June. Leben entered jail on Sept. 21 and has since been updating fans on his situation using his social media. 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