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Chris Leben coming out of retirement to fight Phil Baroni in bare knuckle match

“The Crippler” is back.

Longtime UFC veteran Chris Leben is coming out of retirement to fight fellow Octagon veteran Phil Baroni on Oct. 20 in a bare-knuckle boxing match with the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation in Casper, Wyoming. Both fighters confirmed the booking to MMA Fighting on Tuesday following an announcement by the promotion.

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