{"id":301940,"date":"2019-02-15T16:36:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T00:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=301940"},"modified":"2019-04-04T11:43:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T18:43:47","slug":"video-chris-leben-signs-with-bkfc-following-wbkff-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/bare-knuckle-boxing\/bare-knuckle-boxing-championship\/video-chris-leben-signs-with-bkfc-following-wbkff-fallout\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Chris Leben signs with BKFC following WBKFF fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Leben exposes WBKFF Promoters of fraud\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/317356976?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Video credit: <\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Arena Gym (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thearenagym.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Arena Gym<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2013, The Ultimate Fighter season 1 &#8220;bad boy&#8221; Chris Leben retired from MMA on the heels of a rough four-fight losing streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As is the case with most MMA fighter retirements though, it wouldn&#8217;t last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fan-friendly &#8220;Crippler&#8221; made his official comeback on November 10, 2018. But he didn&#8217;t come back to MMA. 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And that remains true to this day and isn&#8217;t looking like they will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As revealed by Leben in the video above, he, however, did manage to get 10 percent of his promised pay as he negotiated within his contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leben was waiting around being hopeful while <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bas-rutten\/wbkff-president-bas-rutten-releases-statement-regarding-fighter-pay-situation\/\">the WBKFF President Bas Rutten<\/a> continued to reassure Leben that the owner of the promotion was going to work something out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No longer able to keep waiting, Leben announced that he has now signed with the Bare-Knuckle Fighting Championship which just recently held their fourth event down in Cancun, Mexico on February 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike WBKFF, BKFC has managed to grow steadily as they continue to bring on board name MMA fighters like Leben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully in the meantime, things can get sorted out for everyone who has missed out on their paydays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\"><em>BJPenn.com<\/em><\/a><em> on 2\/15\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video credit: The Arena Gym In 2013, The Ultimate Fighter season 1 &#8220;bad boy&#8221; Chris Leben retired from MMA on the heels of a rough four-fight losing streak. 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