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Cung Le More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth
1972, Saigon, Vietnam

Height
5' 10¾" (1.80 m)

Mini Biography

A world-class fighter, martial artist and three time world champion in his prime, Cung Le has made a tremendous impact on martial art. His popularity as a fighter has brought San Shou/San Da Kung Fu to the forefront of the fight world and is catapulting Le into the main stream.

Most recently Le was featured in Black Belt Magazine December 2004 issue. Le has also made appearances on the covers of several of the most renowned martial arts publications in the world, including Inside Kung Fu, Black Belt, Martial Arts Illustrated. A testament to his high status in Asia, an article on Le was also in the Japanese verion of Black Belt Magazine, the Bible of Martial Art. Le has also captivated his audience with many apperances on ESPN and ESPN2 StrikeForce events as well and Pay-Per-View K-1 USA Grand Pre Kickboxing Championship.

With an over all record of 39-3, with 26 wins by flashy knockouts, Le has been recently dubbed as "the human highlight reel".

IMDb Mini Biography By: Monica Ortiz

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World Champion Kick-Boxer.

Fought Jason Yee on the first ever Sanshou Pay-Per-View event.

Became the Strikeforce Middleweight Champion after defeating 'Frank Shamrock' by TKO (broken arm) in the 3rd round on March 29th, 2008. On September 17, 2009, Le relinquished his belt after securing another major motion picture deal.


Where Are They Now

(June 2010) Redeemed his only Mixed Martial loss in a rematch with 'Scott Smith'(XXVII) at _'Strikeforce M-1 Global'(2010) (TV)_, by knocking out Smith in the 2nd round.



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