At the ufc 148 workouts, cung le discusses his upcoming fight against patrick cote, steven seagals role in mma and more with mma fightings ariel helwani. In this exclusive interview with, cung le and victor conte explain how a recent ufc drug test failed, and why le shoulders a burden for all fighters. 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 heavyweight tournament winner. Cung le calls drug test and ufc suspension into question. Cung le is headed to china to face rich franklin at ufc on fuel tv 6. Cung le is a fighter of vietnamese decent who currently competes for the strikeforce organization. He competed as a middleweight in the ultimate fighting championship ufc, holding a record of. Michael bisping battered and bruised cung le en route to a fourth round stoppage victory in the main event of todays sat. Former strikeforce middleweight champion cung le has not fought since winning the title from frank shamrock on mar.
It previously aired for fourteen seasons on spike tv. He is a world champion vietnamese american kickboxing fighter, strike force middle heavyweight champion fighting out of san jose, california. Private video private video ufc 148 silva vs sonnen ii prefight press conference. Ufc middleweight champion rich franklin on july 7, 2012, at ufc 148. Le in november 2012 and the ultimate fighter china finale.
Ufc 152 star michael bisping was micd up octagonside as anderson silva fought chael sonnen at ufc 148. Relive the drama with this exclusive licensed content from frank shamrock inc, watch this. But first, take a look back at cung les bout with canadian fighter patrick cote at ufc 148. Ufc and our partners are here to support you save with ufc partners view more the only 2. With john alessio, bruce buffer, fabricio camoes, arianny celeste. He recently appeared on nate quarrys round x round webcast, where he went into detail. Well lets start out with a little bit of your martial arts background. Cote landed a pair of straights but took another hard body kick. Cung le celebrates after beating rich franklin in 2012. Le landed a nice body kick and a leg kick while dodging cotes straight punches. Frank shamrock vs cung le march 29th 2008 on showtime. I thought the opponent might have troubled him as he came out the gate aggressively looking to box with pressure and level changes, but he was really just a stifflegged sitting duck for the rest of the fight. Nowhere near cung le we didnt see any of his clinchgrappling. The show features professional mma fighters living together in las vegas, nevada, and follows them as they train and compete against each.
Former mixed martial arts champion cung les next big. Hathaway in march 2014 also featured on the card was the featherweight final from the. Cung le has 5 wins over noname opponents, so until he does something more significant, he wont be seen in ufc. Highlights from the ufc on fuel tv 6ufc macao press conference announcing the event, including quotes from headliners rich franklin and cung le as. Le took the fight with scores of 3027 on all scorecards. Headliner cung le talks about the lucky punch that finished rich franklin at fight night macao. Cung le interview exclusive mma sports mixed martial. Former mixed martial arts champion cung les next big fight is union organizing. Cote 178 took the bout on short notice after les original foe, rich franklin, was pulled from the card to fight wanderlei silva at ufc 147. Compare the latest ufcmma fight odds and betting lines from the top online sportsbooks. In the battle over of the city of san jose frank shamrock and cung le fought to a sell out arena that witnessed magic on one balmy night in march 2008. Ufcs cung le talks about his fight with bisping and gives his thoughts on trt ban. Ufc fighter and former strikeforce champion, cung le talks about his upcoming fight with. Patrick cote vs cung le july 8, 2012 mgm grand garden arena, las vegas, nevada, united states ufc 148 results.
Cung les life changed when his mother and him fled saigon, in 1975 as the city fell to. Mmamanias brian hemminger takes a closer look at saturday nights ufc 148 main card bout between veteran middleweight strikers cung le and patrick cote. Le as rich was moved to ufc 147 to face wanderlei silva as a replacement for vitor belfort. Ufc strawweight mackenzie dern is set for her ufc debut at ufc 222 as the featured bout of the fs1 prelims. Les positive test once again shows the need for regular, consistent and surprise tests on ufc fighters. Cun le was born in saigon, south vietnam in may 25, 1972. Anderson silva, chael sonnen, tito ortiz, cung le, not provided. View complete tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record. Cung le believes sensei seagal hasnt done anything for mma duration.
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. Video cung le vs patrick cote full fight video ufc 148. If cung le ever engages in combat again, it will be of the courtroom variety or the silver screen but his days in the ring and cage are over. Cung le vs cote is on the undercard of anderson silva vs chael sonnen 2 ufc 148. Ufc middleweight fighter cung le appears at the macao ufc fight night press conference at the four season hotel. Cung le announces retirement from all combat sports mma. Cung le is a vietnameseamerican actor, retired mixed martial artist, sanshou fighter and. The ninth bout of ufc 148 saw patrick cote return to the ufc to take on cung le in the middleweight division. Well, ufc is the biggest mma organization right now and you generally have to prove yourself before youre granted admission. Ufc middleweight cung le tested positive for an excess level of human grown hormone in his system following his aug. In an interview with bloodyelbow on october 27, 2012, le revealed he. Martial arts and a meal with ufc fighter cung le and thy. Le caught a body kick and tripped cote to the canvas early, but cote popped back to his feet.
Franklin ii was a mixed martial arts payperview event held by the ultimate fighting championship on june 23, 2012 at mineirinho arena in belo horizonte, brazil. Sonnen ii, cung le defeated patrick cote via unanimous decision. San joses favorite mma son cung le finally makes his ufc debut. Cung le believes sensei seagal hasnt done anything for mma. 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. The ultimate fighter is an american reality television series and mixed martial arts mma competition produced by fox sports 1 and the ultimate fighting championship ufc. Cung le 930 is a pro mma fighter out of san jose, california. 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. To hear cung le tell it, his treatment by the ufc surrounding his last two bouts left a lot to be desired. In this episode we sit down over a bowl of delicious pho with ufc fighter cung le and talk about his life, past, and where he is going. Cung le was on joe silvas radar years before he finally made the jump to the ufc.
Hear why his fight against wandy is guaranteed dynamite. Regardless though, this still felt like a huge show even with only two of four top fights left thank god nothing happened to silva or sonnen. The card consisted of eleven bouts, with six televised live on payperview, four preliminary bouts on fx, and one on facebook the cards main event. The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between michael bisping and cung le it was the third event that the organization had hosted in the cotaiarena following ufc on fuel tv. My background is tkd, traditional kung fu, san shou. Patrick cote, a middleweight bout for saturday nights ufc event at the mgm grand in las vegas. Dern is a brazilian jiu jitsu legend and shes hoping to bring her skills into the octagon as she chases a title. Triple threat on december 8, 2006, le defeated ufc veteran. Le, who was knocked out in his ufc debut, will fight.
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