Cung le 930 is a pro mma fighter out of san jose, california. Book personalized video shoutouts from your favorite people. Discussion in ufc discussion started by the white mamba, feb 22, 2017. Keeping in mind, this was also at a time when cung was clearly committed to fighting, even. Norifumi yamamoto vs kazuyuki miyata k1 heros 5, march 3, 2006 96. Cung le is a vietnameseamerican actor, retired mixed martial artist, sanshou fighter and. Fitch, 36, won his first eight fights with the promotion, which led to an. Cung le or le cung born may 25, 1972 is a vietnameseborn american actor and former kickboxer and mixed martial arts professional. In wake of rescinded suspension, cung le requested release. Franklin vs le, headlined by an epic middleweight fight pitting former ufc champion rich franklin against former strikeforce champion cung le, is set to take place at the cotaiarena, the 15,000 seat venue at the venetian macaoresorthotel in macao, on saturday, november 10. Sonnen ii was a mixed martial arts event held by the ultimate fighting championship on july 7, 2012 at the mgm grand garden arena in las vegas, nevada. In may, six months after losing to wanderlei silva in his ufc debut, the lifelong martial artist turned 40. The card consisted of eleven bouts, with six televised live on payperview, four preliminary bouts on fx, and one on facebook.
Significant strike defence the % of opponents strikes that did not land td avg. Wanderlei silva vs cung le sherdog forums ufc, mma. Cung le 11 fights all strikes deadly strikers part 1 duration. Ufc fight night headliner cung le was ahead of almost everybody else when it came to landing major roles in martial arts films and action. Bisping, 40, compiled a 209 record while with ufc from 20062017 with key victories over anderson silva, luke rockhold, dan henderson, cung le, brian stann, and yoshihiro akiyama. View complete tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. He is the former ivc light heavyweight champion, the former pride middleweight champion, and the pride 2003. It was his first fight in nearly 18 months, and just his third since defeating frank shamrock in march 2008 to push his record to a perfect 60 and claim the strikeforce middleweight title. Le was scheduled to face former ufc middleweight champion rich franklin on july 7. Ufc middleweight cung le sets a guinness world record for the most eggs crushed in one minute with a kick brought to you by legend of hercules now on digital hd, on bluray and dvd april 29th. Aug 01, 2012 today he still competes in the ufc ultimate fighting championship, with his last victory being over patrick cote 177 before fighting cung, by unanimous decision on july 7, 2012. Cung le is a vietnameseamerican kickboxing practitioner having gone undefeated as a professional kickboxer, actor and mixed martial artist, fighting out of le is a threetime world kickboxing champion and also coaches his own kickboxing team. He invincible on the sanshou kickboxing arena with a 170 record, the international kickboxing federation championship light heavyweight championship before moving to mixed martial arts.
Over the past few years, fight fans have gotten used to seeing the octagon heading overseas and holding events in a new country seemingly ever few months. Le in november 2012 and the ultimate fighter china finale. He recently appeared on nate quarrys round x round webcast, where he went into detail. Aug 19, 2014 on this episode of ufc on the fly, mma legend cung le takes aim at his next action film role, while remaining focused on his two biggest priorities. The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between michael bisping and cung le. Glen cordoza is a professional muay thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. A correspondente do ufc megan olivi mostra os treinos abertos do fight night macao, onde os protagonistas michael bisping e cung le, e os. Dec 03, 2014 cung le 93 mma, 22 ufc today said hes lost the motivation to fight for the ufc and requested his release from the promotion after it accused him of using performanceenhancing drugs. Mike nickles vs david heath maximum fighting championships 22, october 2, 2009 99. Page 1 of 2 1 2 next the white mamba cold stone steve austin. Cung le tests positive for hgh, receives oneyear ban from ufc. So the first round was going smoothly until near the end for cung le and then he started slowing down in the second round and i kept thinking to myself that he was going to get. Michael bisping is a mma fighter with a professional fight record of 30 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws.
It is the largest mma promotion company in the world and features some of the highestlevel fighters in the sport on its roster. Ufc correspondent megan olivi checks in from the fight night macao open workout, where headliners michael bisping and cung le, and top welterweights dong hyun kim and tyron woodley put on a workout for fans and media. Cung le is star of the best action movies, who fought with jeanclaude van damme, donnie yen and other action movies hero. Le is a threetime world kickboxing champion and also coaches his own kickboxing team. Prnewswire on november 29, 2019, cung le, who is a top fighter in. Cung le is a vietnameseamerican kickboxing practitioner having gone undefeated as a professional kickboxer, actor and mixed martial artist, fighting out of san jose, california.
Cung le at ufc 9 in the latest edition of the face off. The ultimate fighting championship ufc is an american mixed martial arts mma promotion company based in las vegas, nevada, which is owned and operated by parent company william morris endeavor. Kickboxing federation light heavyweight world champion, strikeforce. Famous fighter cung le joins fight to fame as vietnam ambassador. Get the latest fight results and fight history and record for michael bisping on espn. Joe warren vs joe soto bellator 27, september 2, 2010 97. Catch all the ufc action coming from the birthplace of.
On march 29, 2008, le defeated frank shamrock via tko in an mma fight copromoted by strikeforce and elitexc, making him the. Ufc on fuel tv 6 features two legends of mma, rich franklin and cung le, going toetotoe for the first time in the ufcs debut in china. Richard jay rich franklin ii born october 5, 1974 is an american retired mixed martial artist who competed in ultimate fighting championship. The ufcs new record book feature includes individual fight records, combined fight records, singleround records and more. Ufc norfolk official weighin results theyve stepped on the scales in virginia to make it official for saturday by ufc staff report feb. The ultimate fighting championship s biggest event of 2012 comes to las vegas, and its fitting that the ufc 148 main event is the longawaited middleweight championship rematch between poundforpound king anderson silva and his heated rival, number one contender chael sonnen. Ginasio do ibirapuera, sao paulo brazil follow live sponsored by. Ufc correspondent megan olivi checks in from the fight night macao open workout, where headliners michael bisping and cung le, and top welterweights dong hyun kim and tyron woodley put on a. Michael bisping born 28 february 1979 is an english sports analyst, actor, commentator and retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the middleweight division of the.
From the ultimate fighting championship in november 1993 to ufc 7, all matches ended in a draw or a finish. Cung le still lives in san jose and teaches out of his worldfamous martial arts training center. Martial arts and a meal with ufc fighter cung le and thy dinh duration. At ufc 117, chael sonnen almost became the first man to defeat middleweight champion anderson silva inside the octagon. Former ufc champion michael bisping set to release. Published on apr 23, 2014 ufc middleweight cung le sets a guinness world record for the most eggs crushed in one minute with a kick brought to you by legend of hercules now on digital hd, on.
Beyond the highlight reel knockouts, jawdropping strikes, and flashy scissor kicks, there lies a fighter, one you would have seen if you were around when he entered his first sanshou tournament, the us open, in 1994. Ufc superstars get san jose ready for november ufc. Vitor belfort vs wanderlei silva ultimate fighting championship 17. Wanderlei silva is a brazilian mixed martial artist, specializing in muay thai and having a black belt in brazilian jiujitsu. Championship ufc, holding a record of 22 with the organization. Latest on cung le including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on espn. Significant striking accuracy sapm significant strikes absorbed per minute str. Cung le is a vietnameseamerican kickboxing practitioner having gone undefeated as a professional kickboxer, actor and mixed martial artist, fighting out of. Get ufc fight results and career results information at fox sports. Cung les awful broken toe therapy nsfw new, 37 comments.
They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. If youve never seen cung le fight before, just think of a hollywood action movie, but in real life. He competed as a middleweight in the ultimate fighting championship ufc, holding a record of 22 with the organization. From ultimate ultimate 1995 to ufc 20, matches were set to a time limit between 12 to 30 minutes, with judges scoring the match. Sep 19, 2015 cung le talks about his issues with ufc, the bellatorglory. A professional competitor since 2004, he is a former ufc middleweight champion, a former cage rage light heavyweight champion and the ultimate fighter 3 light. Aug 21, 2015 to hear cung le tell it, his treatment by the ufc surrounding his last two bouts left a lot to be desired. Hear from cung le, thiago silva, dong hyun kim and more on their fights and what it meant to compete in china at the ufc on fuel tv press conference. Michael bisping vs cung le fight highlights mmaboxing ru. Set ups, combinations and the ability to move from striking to grappling range are discussed with lots of examples of each.
In kickboxing and sanshou, he is a former international kickboxing federation light heavyweight world champion, having a. Michael bisping born 28 february 1979 is an english sports analyst, actor, commentator and retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the middleweight division of the ufc. Heavymma feature writers go toe to toe and debate wanderlei silva vs. On november 19th, the ufc will plant its proverbial flag for the first time into a new market. Cung le won the fight via ko with a powerful hook punch to franklins head at 2. Ufc correspondent megan olivi checks in from the fight night macao open workout, where headliners michael bisping and cung le, and top. Ufc on fuel tv 6 features two legends of mma, rich franklin and cung le, going toetotoe for the first time in the ufc s debut in china. Oct 01, 2014 cung le tests positive for hgh, receives oneyear ban from ufc. The layout and picture quality is great and the text is clear and to the point. Cung le former strikeforce champion cung le only had four fights in the ufc, but when two of them were a devastating knockout of rich franklin and. The ufcs new record book feature is for you blue corner april 3, 2020 3.
Significant strike differentials at the time of stoppage for scott smith in his fights against nick diaz and cung le. Bisping fight video, highlights, news, twitter updates, and fight results. One of the most dynamic strikers in the sport, the sanshou legend, cung le. The ufc record is 334 by nate diaz and donald cerrone. Catch all the ufc action coming from the birthplace of martial arts. Get the latest fight results and fight history and record for wanderlei silva on espn.
Latest on michael bisping including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on espn. Aug 22, 2014 blue corner 24m ago attention stat nerds. After seeing the photo of the much larger appearing le, bisping had requested that the ufc do both blood and urine testing for. The 128 strike differential by a losing smith was the biggest blowout in strikeforce history. The current format of two, three, or five rounds of five minutes each was implemented in ufc 21. Nearly two years later, they will meet again at ufc 148 in one of the most highly anticipated rematches of all time. Ufc classaction lawsuit plaintiffs include cung le, jon fitch and. Jul 27, 2016 cung le received his release from the ufc but fighting again is second right now to organizing a fighters association and getting the ali act expanded to mma. One of his best wins was against mma veteran frank shamrock in a fight copromoted by strikeforce and elitexc at the hp pavilion in san jose. Author of twelve books on the martial arts, cordoza has worked with some of the worlds top athletes, including randy couture and bj penn. Cung le is a fighter of vietnamese decent who currently competes for the strikeforce organization. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
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