Cung Le
| Cung Le | |
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Le on the set of Inside MMA in August 2009.
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| Born |
May 25, 1972 Saigon, South Vietnam (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) |
| Nationality | Vietnamese & American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Style | Sanshou, Vovinam, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Fighting out of | San Jose, California |
| Team | American Kickboxing Academy, Universal Strength Headquarters |
| Trainer | Scott Sheely |
| Rank | Yellowbelt (1st degree blackbelt) in Vovinam 1st degree blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do Blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Cung Le (Vietnamese: Lê Cung; born May 25, 1972) is a Vietnamese-American actor, retired mixed martial artist and Sanshou kickboxer. He competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), holding a record of 2–2 with the organization. In Sanshou, he is a former International Kickboxing Federation Light Heavyweight World Champion, having a professional Sanshou record of 16–0 before moving to mixed martial arts (Le also held a kickboxing record of 17–0). He defeated Frank Shamrock to become the second Strikeforce Middleweight Champion before vacating the title to further pursue his acting career. Le is perhaps best known in mixed martial arts for competing in Strikeforce, holding a record of 7–1 with the organization before its demise.
Le was born in Saigon, South Vietnam (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). In 1975, three days before the Fall of Saigon, Cung Le and his mother Anne left Vietnam by helicopter under heavy gunfire. Le's father stayed in Vietnam and was caught as a prisoner. After a few months in a refugee camp in the Philippines, Le ended up in San Jose, California, where early discrimination and bullying inspired him to learn martial arts. His mother enrolled him in Tae Kwon Do classes at the age of 10.
Le began wrestling competitively at age 14 after being inspired by Sylvester Stallone´s Rocky and earned All-American honors in his junior year of high school. He went on to wrestle for West Valley College in Saratoga, California, and won the California Junior College State Championship in the 158 lb weight class in 1990 also earning junior college All-American honors. Le also is practiced in a variety of martial arts such as Judo, Kuntao, Vovinam and Sambo. He began training in Sanshou and kickboxing around age of 19 because it complimented his Tae Kwon Do and wrestling background. Le held a professional kickboxing record of 17–0 and is a three-time world champion in kickboxing.
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