LAS VEGAS -- Chris Leben met with the media on Wednesday to discuss his UFC 116 fight against Yoshihiro Akiyama."The Crippler" explained how the UFC gave him an offer he couldn't refuse to fight on two weeks' notice, why this is the biggest fight of his life and why he took exception with Akiyama's hesitancy to initially agree to the fight.
Watch a highlight video of Leben discussing all these issues and working out in front of the fans, shot and edited by MMA Fighting's E. Casey Leydon, below.
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