Cung Le

Cung Le is the Vietnamese-born sanshou kickboxer who went 7–1 in Strikeforce, knocking out Frank Shamrock in 2008 to win the middleweight title before giving it up to pursue an acting career.

In the UFC he lost a war with Wanderlei Silva, knocked out Rich Franklin in Macau in 2012, and was suspended in 2014 after a failed drug test that was later overturned. CagePotato covered his spinning back kicks and his movie career.

Cung Le fact file
Full nameCung Le
Nickname—
Date of birth
Place of birthSaigon, South Vietnam
Organisations fought in
  • Strikeforce
  • UFC
Accolades
  • Strikeforce Middleweight Champion (2008)
  • IKF Sanshou World Light Heavyweight Champion
  • 7–1 in Strikeforce

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