Cung Le
Cung Le ( Vietnamese: Lê Cung, born May 25, 1972 in Saigon, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese martial artist, martial arts trainer and actor. Le was repeatedly San Shou Champion and is currently a mixed martial arts fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship under contract.
- 4.1 San Shou
- 4.2 Mixed Martial Arts
Career
Mixed Martial Arts
On 10 March 2006, known in the San Shou scene Cung Le made his debut in MMA at Strikeforce. His former opponent was Mike Altman (former champion in kickboxing ), whom he defeated by knockout. It was followed by five more victories by knockout, including his last fight against former UFC champion Frank Shamrock. Le also won this fight by a technical knockout because Shamrock in the third round broke his arm.
Film
In the action film Tekken, based on the same computer and console game, Cung Le plays the role of Marshall Law. Le had more minor roles in the films Pandorum alongside Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster, and Fighting. In 2012 he appeared in the kung -fu movie The Man with the Iron Fists. It occurs also on in Wong Kar -Wai martial arts film The Grand Master ( 2013) as Chun Le.
Private life
Cung Le has two sons.
He operates in San Jose, California his own training center, where he also serves as a coach.
MMA Statistics
Achievements
San Shou
- IKF World Light Heavyweight San Shou Champion
- ISKA North American Light Heavyweight San Shou Champion
- ISKA U.S. Light Heavyweight San Shou Champion
Mixed Martial Arts
- Strikeforce World Middleweight Champion