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INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Just two weeks ago, former UFC fighter Chris Leben was bare-knuckle boxing. Tonight, he’s serving as a judge and referee during Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 at The Forum.
You read that correctly: Chris Leben is an MMA referee. How awesome is that?
As of this writing, Leben had already judged multiple fights and reffed one during the amateur portion of the card. Here’s video of him at work (via Twitter):
Chris Leben was just bare-knuckle fighting a few weeks ago, and now here he is refereeing an MMA fight. #LiddellOrtiz3 pic.twitter.com/wr8K2MBR6J
— Simon Samano (@SJSamano) November 24, 2018
Leben, 38, who announced his retirement from MMA in January 2014, returned to combat Nov. 10 and defeated Phil Baroni by first-round TKO at a World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation event in Wyoming.
For more on “Golden Boy MMA: Liddell vs. Ortiz,” check out the MMA Events section of the site.
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