Mark Munoz (Photo: sherdog.com)
UFC 138: Leben vs. Munoz – Birmingham, England – LG Arena
– Nov. 5, 2011
When the UFC comes to Birmingham, England, Chris Leben is in
the main event. However, Mark Munoz defeated him at UFC 138.
Leben lost to Michael “The Count” Bisping when the Octagon
debuted in Birmingham at UFC 89 three years earlier.
Munoz, known as “The Filipino Wrecking Machine,” won the middleweight
matchup when Leben’s corner stopped the fight after the second round.
UFC 138 was live on SportsNet in Canada but taped for Spike
TV that evening in the U.S.
In the co-main event, Renan Barao defeated Brad “One Punch”
Pickett with a rear naked choke in 4 minutes, 9 seconds.
Thiago Alves defeated Papi Abedi with a rear naked choke at
the 3:32 mark. Terry Etim beat Edward Faaloloto with the guillotine choke in 17
seconds.
In a fight that would be the main event in any zoo in the
country, Anthony “The Hippo” Perosh defeated Cyrille “The Snake” Diabate in the
second round.
On the Facebook pre-show, Phil De Fries of England won a unanimous
decision over Rob Broughton. John Maguire won in the same manner over Justin
Edwards.
Che Mills needed only 40 seconds to beat Chris Cope by TKO.
Michihiro Omigawa beat Jason Young by unanimous decision.
Chris Cariaso won a split decision over Vaughan Lee in the
bantamweight division.
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