{"id":86560,"date":"2014-02-17T11:45:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T19:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=86560"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:02:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:02:42","slug":"leben-speaks-out-wish-i-wouldve-drove-truck-last-10yrs-ufc-left-me-with-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/leben-speaks-out-wish-i-wouldve-drove-truck-last-10yrs-ufc-left-me-with-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Leben Speaks Out: ‘Wish I Would’ve Drove Truck Last 10yrs… UFC Left Me With Nothing’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Life after the UFC isn’t all that great for many men.<\/p>\n

Just take a look at Ken Shamrock these days<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While we are all a victim of our own personal choices, one would expect a 9-year, 22-fight UFC veteran, like Chris Leben to be slightly better off than he would suggest.<\/p>\n

To his detriment, the retired UFC middleweight had a drug dependency issue that he admits cost him all his earnings<\/a>. But now, nearly a few months removed from his final bout inside the cage and ‘The Crippler’ wishes he would have never fought at all.<\/p>\n

He took to twitter with the following:<\/p>\n

I wish I would’ve drove truck last 10yrs, then at least is have insurance to see a counselor. Ufc left me broken with nithing<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris Leben (@cripplerufc) February 16, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

The Embattled UFC middleweight left the UFC following a lackluster performance against Uriah Hall at UFC 168. The defeat marked his fourth straight loss and saw the TUF 1 competitor go just 4-7 in his last 11 bouts.<\/p>\n

Leben later went on to explain what prompted this sudden outburst and he even thanked the UFC for reaching out to him following the tweet we posted above.<\/p>\n

Check it:<\/p>\n

I lost my dog and fucking lost it! Sorry please disregard my prev tweet! He was a family member:(<\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris Leben (@cripplerufc) February 17, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n