Back in June 2010, Chris Leben scored a TKO victory over Aaron Simpson at the TUF 11 Finale. Two weeks later, after Wanderlei Silva broke his ribs in training and had to withdraw from his fight with Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116, Leben returned to Las Vegas like a street fighting Camelot to take his place. This time Leben won via a come-from-behind triangle choke in front of a million PPV customers, and there was this feeling — with two wins in two weeks — that he could just go on all summer long, kicking people’s asses and taking names.
Anthony Smith has been the cure for the UFC’s summertime blues
