UFC 138: LEBEN VS. MUNOZ

November 5, 2011

The Ultimate Fighting Championship® organisation will illuminate the skies of Great Britain this coming bonfire night, as UFC 138®: LEBEN vs. MUNOZ heads to the LG Arena in Birmingham on Saturday, November 5.

In the historic first ever five round non-title main event, fan favourites Chris 'The Crippler' Leben and Mark 'The Filipino Wrecking Machine' Munoz collide at middleweight. In the co-main event England’s own Brad 'One Punch' Pickett and fellow elite contender Renan Barao collide in a fight with serious implications for the bantamweight division.

Also on the main card, Brighton’s John Hathaway takes on America’s Matt Brown, former welterweight title challenger Thiago 'Pitbull' Alves tests Sweden's undefeated Papy Abedi, and well as a lightweight slugfest between Walsall favourite Paul Taylor and fast-rising Nigerian Anthony Njokuani.

MAIN CARD
Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Mark Munoz
Bantamweight bout: Brad Pickett vs. Renan "Barao"
Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs. Papy Abedi
Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Eddie Faaloloto
Light Heavyweight bout: Cyrille Diabate vs. Anthony Perosh

PRELIMINARY CARD
Welterweight bout: John Maguire vs. Justin Edwards
Featherweight bout: Michihiro Omigawa vs. Jason Young
Heavyweight bout: Rob Broughton vs. Philip De Fries
Welterweight bout: Che Mills vs. Chris Cope
Bantamweight bout: Vaughan Lee vs. Chris Cariaso





Bantamweight bout: Vaughan Lee vs. Chris Cariaso
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Welterweight bout: Che Mills vs. Chris Cope
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Heavyweight bout: Rob Broughton vs. Philip De Fries
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Featherweight bout: Michihiro Omigawa vs. Jason Young
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Light Heavyweight bout: Cyrille Diabate vs. Anthony Perosh
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Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Eddie Faaloloto
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Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs. Papy Abedi
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Bantamweight bout: Brad Pickett vs. Renan "Barao"
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Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Mark Munoz
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