Chris Leben At 35 years old, could 22-time UFC veteran Chris Leben be eyeing a return to the cage? “The Crippler” wouldn’t tip his hand but did admit he’s “training excessively” after recently completing his sentence at a California jail. “I don’t want to preemptively throw anything out there, you know what I’m saying?” Leben explained to MMAjunkie. “We’ll just say I’m training excessively right now. What that means, I’ll leave it up to interpretation.” Leben (22-11 MMA, 12-10 UFC), a cast member of the original season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” made his official UFC debut in 2005 and would remain one of the most recognizable figures in the sport for the better part of the next decade. A slugger at heart who was always willing to take a punch to give one, Leben racked up “Knockout of the Night” wins over Aaron Simpson, Alessio Sakara, Terry Martin and Jorge Santiago during his 22-fight run.