T. Jay Thompson clears up why Chris Leben is in jail
Numerous outlets are reporting that Chris Leben has been arrested for DUI in Oregon, which violates his probation. According to those reports, Leben was still in jail as of Wednesday evening.
However, in a post on the Hawaii Underground, ICON promoter T. Jay Thompson cleared up the situation earlier this morning:
From: T.Jay Thompson
Posted: 1 hour ago
Member Since: 1/1/01
Posts: 2723
Chris Leben was not arrested this week for DUI.
When Chris moved to Hawaii he was in the process of completing classes for his probation on an old DUI in Portland Oregon. We worked hard to get his probation transferred to Hawaii but were unsuccessful.
When he got the call to fight Bisping on June 7th in London he knew what he had to do.
He immediately flew to Oregon and turned himself in on the probation violation. The warrant was a "no bail" warrant so he will have to sit in jail for 8-10 days before he gets a hearing. The moment he appeared before the judge after turning himself in the warrant was revoked and he is able to get his VISA for London.
Chris is in excellent shape and will finish his training camp with the help of Matt Hume.
Chris has worked hard the past year to grow both physically, mentally and spiritually. The actions he took to make this fight happen in London show this growth. Chris would like everyone to know he accepts responsibility for his past actions and will face the consequences and continue forward on his journey.
SEE YOU ALL IN LONDON June 7th!
Thanks to Fight Ticker member MMAcademics for the tip.
(Photo of Chris Leben courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)
Comments
I hope the UFC posts this
I hope the UFC posts this (or something like this) as well to alert fans and MMA critics.
OK, I like Chris Leben, but,
OK, I like Chris Leben, but, the only reason he reported to his probation officer in the first place was because he would not have gotten to fight Bisping otherwise. This is not "physically, mentally and spiritually growth", it is business. I'm sorry it took a business proposal to motivate Mr. Leben instead of hs morals.