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Sober Chris Leben restarts UFC career
By NEIL SPRINGER, Special to QMI Agency


Chris Leben during UFC 138 at the LG Arena in Birmingham, U.K. on November 5, 2011. (WENN.com)

For years Chris (The Crippler) Leben didn't think he had a problem.

Though he had struggled with alcohol and painkillers throughout his life, he felt he easily could handle the problem himself. Some times he would win the battle, other times he would come out on the losing end.

It wasn't until he was flagged for painkillers Oxymorphone and Oxycodone following his TKO loss to Mark Munoz at UFC 138 late last year that he realized he couldn't fight addiction alone.















After benching Brad Richards should the New York Rangers eventually just buy him out?
  Yes.
  Might be a good idea.
  No.
  Not sure.


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