
(Leben fits Bisping for a right hook. Photo courtesy of MMA Weekly.)
The weigh-ins for UFC 89 went off without a hitch today. Everyone hit their target weight, or at least fell within the one-pound allowance of it, and nobody had to strip naked while their dad held a towel in front of them. There was a terse exchange between the main eventers, with Chris Leben offering an apology in advance to the British fans, and Michael Bisping getting all Rodney Dangerfield about Leben showing him no respect:
Said Leben:
“I’m sorry for coming over and ruining your guys’ big hope and dream. I know you love him, but I didn’t come all this way to lose. One of us will take a step back and the other a step forward; there isn’t too many ahead of us now.”
Replied Bisping:
“You’re right, one forward and one down. I am moving forward. You underestimate me and I think that is a mistake. May the best man win and I will see you tomorrow night.”
As weigh-in disagreements go, that’s downright gentlemanly. Guess that’s what you get in jolly old England. Full scale-tipping results are after the jump:
Michael Bisping (185) vs. Chris Leben (186)
Brandon Vera (203) vs Keith Jardine (205)
Paul Kelly (169) vs. Marcus Davis (169)
Thierry Rameau Sokoudjou (205) vs. Luiz Cane (206)
Paul Taylor (170) vs. Chris Lytle (170)
Dan Hardy (169) vs. Akihiro Gono (171)
Shane Carwin (264) vs. Neil Wain (254)
Jess Liaudin (155) vs. David Beilkheden (155)
Sam Stout (155) vs. Terry Etim (155)
David Baron (155) vs. Jim Miller (155)
Per Eklund (156) vs. Samy Schiavo (156)


the guy above me is right i support american fighters and am british and i think that paul taylor won but i will not cry about it for years like some not all americans did about hamil.all british and american fighters showed alot of respect to eachother last night AND IF THEY CAN CHANGE WE CAN CHANGE ha ha ha i am a fan of lebens now also now because i like how he carried his self. ufc fans mum still needs a shave but i love that goofy little bastard two