After being denied several tentative events, the United Kingdom will finally have the opportunity to welcome back the UFC with UFC 138: Leben vs. Munoz scheduled for the LG Arena in Birmingham, England on the first weekend in Novemeber. While there is not a scheduled sports betting title fight on the car, the main event will be the first non-title five round fight in the history of the UFC, featuring a couple of middleweights that have both the desire and determination to withstand an absolute beating and make it to the final bell.
UFC 138: Leben vs. Munoz
Chris Leben vs. Mark Munoz
Saturday November 5, 2011
LG Arena, Birmingham, England
UFC Betting Line: Mark Munoz - 210
Neither Chris Leben nor Mark Munoz has ever held a title in the UFC, although Leben can look back to his days as WEC Middleweight champion for substance in that area having never tasted pay head gold in the biggest MMA promotion. Leben was able to take out Wanderlei Silva in just 27 seconds, but that is not enough for the UFC oddsmakers to think that he can handle a much younger and more prepared Munoz, who many feel is a legitimate middleweight contender in the UFC. Munoz has won three straight fights including a unanimous decision win over Demain Maia the last time he was in the octagon, and one more win could get him in to the conversation for a shot at UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
