‘The Crippler’ discussed his desire to compete one final time prior to tonight’s matchup.<\/p>\n
“Here\u2019s the biggest thing that I wanted to talk about,” Chris Leben explained. “My UFC career did not finish the way I wanted it to. I don\u2019t think most people\u2019s do, but I ended up going through a ton of struggles, both in and out of the cage, battling with addiction, battling with alcoholism. Ultimately when I came here to The Arena, I got on that path to recovery. Most people that follow me know I just got my two-year coin. So I\u2019ve been 100 percent sober for two years now. The battle\u2019s been much longer than that. It\u2019s been four years that I\u2019ve really worked at it. I\u2019ve had two slips on alcohol in the last four years, but the last two years, I\u2019ve abstained from any and everything, and God willing, it\u2019s going to be that way that way the rest of my life.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Quentin Henry (12-6 MMA<\/a>, 2-0 BKFC) entered tonight’s KnuckleMania bout with Chris Leben in hopes of earning another first round stoppage. ‘The Hero’ was most previously seen in action at BKFC 15, where he needed just 25-seconds to finish Jason Fann.<\/p>\n Tonight’s Leben vs. Henry bout proved to be a quick affair. Chris Leben got off to a quick start dropping Henry with a punch. Things only got worse for Quentin from there and ‘The Crippler’ promptly put him away with punches.<\/p>\n Official BKFC KnuckleMania Result: Chris Leben def. Quentin Henry via KO in Round 1<\/p>\n Check out how the MMA Community reacted to Leben defeating Henry and then retiring from combat sports below:<\/p>\n Chris Leben did that! #BKFC<\/a><\/p>\n — Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) February 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Leben-BKFC-KnuckleMania.jpg\")
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