UFC Fight Night 5: Leben vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 28, 2006. The event took place at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event served as the coming out party for Anderson Silva, the future middleweight champion of the UFC.
Practical Effects
Silva's Muay Thai clinch—clinical, terrifying, beautiful.
Acting
Leben's pre-fight confidence aging horrifically well.
Production
Raw 2006 UFC aesthetic: no frills, just violence.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Silva's UFC debut after being rejected twice; Dana White later called not signing him sooner his biggest regret.
Silva's destruction of Leben announced the 'Muay Thai clinch' as a terrifying weapon in MMA, influencing training worldwide.
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