Leben will be credited for the time he has already served but will not be released until May 27 - less than 2 weeks before he was scheduled to face Bisping in London.

"When [Chris] got the call to fight Bisping on June 7th in London he knew what he had to do," said ICON Sport’s T. Jay Thompson last week regarding the situation.

"He immediately flew to Oregon and turned himself in on the probation violation. The warrant was a 'no bail' warrant so he will have to sit in jail for 8-10 days before he gets a hearing.

"The moment he appeared before the judge after turning himself in the warrant was revoked and he is able to get his VISA for London."

Regardless of his visa status, Leben’s lack of time to properly train for the bout caused him to be removed from the card. 

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