Chris Leben was called up at the last minute to replace the injured Wanderlei Silva and face the tough Yoshihiro Akiyama. Surprising everyone, Leben submitted the Japanese and went towards the cameras to challenge Wand.
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“Wanderlei, I want you for my next fight”, said Leben, after the fight against Akiyama. However, UFC president Dana White stressed that the fight may not happen soon, as the recovery period for Wand's knee injury is approximately six months.
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“We talked about it,” Dana said. “The problem is that Wanderlei will have knee surgery and will be out for a while”, she concluded.
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