Cung Le ( vi, Lê Cung; born May 25, 1972) is a Vietnamese-born American actor, retired

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

, Sanshou fighter and kickboxer. He competed as a middleweight in the

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(UFC), holding a record of 2–2 with the organization. In kickboxing and sanshou, he is a former International Kickboxing Federation Light Heavyweight World Champion, having a professional kickboxing record of 17–0 before moving to mixed martial arts. He defeated

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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.

Background

Cung Lê was born in Saigon, South Vietnam (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). In 1975, three days before the

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, Cung Le and his mother Anne left Vietnam by helicopter. 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

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, where early discrimination and bullying inspired him to learn martial arts. His mother enrolled him in

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classes at the age of 10. Le began

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competitively at age 14. After being inspired to box by Sylvester Stallone´s ''

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'', Le graduated and earned All-American honors in Wrestling his junior year at San Jose High School. He went on to wrestle for

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, 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

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, Karate, Muay Thai,

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Kuntao Kuntao or kuntau ( 拳道, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kûn-thâu, Tagalog: kuntaw) is a Hokkien term for the martial arts of the Chinese community of Southeast Asia, specifically the Malay Archipelago. It is most commonly practiced in and associated with I ...

and

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. He began training in Sanshou (Sanda) around age of 21 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.

Sanshou and kickboxing career

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. Cungle.com. Retrieved on 2010-08-27. He has won three US Open International Martial Arts Championships (1994, 1995, 1996). In 1998 he won the Shidokan tournament championship. He has also won four US National Championships (Orlando, FL, 1994, Dallas, TX, 1995, Baltimore, MD, 1997). He earned three bronze medals in his amateur Sanshou world competition compiling an overall amateur record of 18–3. He has been a three-time captain of the United States teams that competed and was the U.S. team captain at the

World Wushu Championships The World Wushu Championships (WWC) is an international sports championship hosted by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) for the sports of wushu taolu and sanda (sanshou). It has been held biennially since 1991 and is the pinnacle even ...

in 1997 (Italy) and 1999 (Hong Kong). On December 15, 2001 he defeated

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by unanimous decision in San Jose, California, to win the IKF

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Pro Light Heavyweight Sanda World Title. In May 2003, Le entered into K-1 competitions where he garnered a 3–0 career record, including one knockout.

Mixed martial arts career

Strikeforce

Le made his mixed martial arts debut at '' Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie'' on March 10, 2006, at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, knocking out kickboxing rival Mike Altman at 3:51 of the first round. Le first met Altman in San Jose, in 1999, in a kickboxing bout where he defeated Altman via a body shot in the third round. Three months later he faced

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veteran Brian Warren, knocking him out at 4:19 of the first round. Le had also faced Warren in a K-1 Sanshou bout where he won by decision. At '' Strikeforce: Triple Threat'' on December 8, 2006, Le defeated UFC veteran

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in 0:43 of round one, when the fight had to be stopped due to a cut from a kick. Le went on to fight

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. Le beat Fryklund via TKO due to strikes late in the third round. Soon after Le fought Sammy Morgan at '' Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives'' where he won the bout via TKO. On March 29, 2008 at '' Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le'', Le defeated long time MMA veteran

in a fight co-promoted by Strikeforce and

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at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. Le won via TKO when Frank Shamrock's right arm (ulna) was broken after a series of kicks, making him the new Strikeforce Middleweight Champion. On September 17, 2009, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced that Le had relinquished his belt after securing a major motion picture deal. Twenty-one months after his last fight, Le returned to Strikeforce to face Scott Smith at '' Strikeforce: Evolution'' on December 19, 2009. Le suffered his first MMA defeat there, losing via TKO at 3:25 of the third round. After the match, Le expressed interest in an immediate rematch with Smith. His wish was granted on June 26, '' Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum'', in which Le defeated Smith via TKO in the second round to avenge his only MMA loss at the time.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Le has said that it is basically the UFC or bust for him at this point in his fighting career. “I know for a fact that if I do fight again, it’s going to be in the UFC. I’ve never fought in the UFC, but I would love to fight in the UFC. But right now because of my contract with Showtime and Strikeforce, hopefully things can work out because there is a show in San Jose that Cain Velasquez is the main event. I would love to fight in San Jose for the UFC ....” In an interview with BloodyElbow on October 27, 2012, Le revealed he originally signed a six-fight contract with the UFC. Le was briefly linked to a matchup with

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on November 19, 2011, at ''

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''. However, Belfort was removed from the bout and replaced by former Pride FC Middleweight Champion

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. Le managed to confuse Silva with his unorthodox kicks, and landed a spinning backfist that dropped Silva. During the second round, Silva managed to shake Le with huge punches and knees that completely broke Le's nose. Le was stunned, bloodied and fell to the ground, and the fight was stopped by the referee. Afterwards, in the press conference, Dana White commented that it was a good stoppage and that Cung was taken to the hospital. Le was scheduled to face former UFC Middleweight Champion

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on July 7, 2012, at ''

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''. However, due to an injury to headliner Vitor Belfort, Franklin instead faced Wanderlei Silva in a 190 lb catchweight rematch on June 23, 2012 at ''

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''. Le instead faced former title contender Patrick Côté. He earned his first UFC win via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). Le faced Rich Franklin in the main event on November 10, 2012, at '' UFC: Macao''. Cung Le won the fight via KO with a powerful hook punch to Franklin's head at 2:17 of the first round.

''The Ultimate Fighter: China''

In November 2013, it was announced that Le would serve as the chief coach and mentor on '' The Ultimate Fighter: China'', the China-based version of ''

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'' which began airing in December 2013. After over a year-and-a-half of being away from competition, Le faced

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on August 23, 2014, at ''

UFC Fight Night 48 ''UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 48'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 23, 2014, at the CotaiArena in Macau. Background The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and C ...

''. After an even start, Le was cut around both eyes in the second round, as Bisping began to land the more powerful strikes. Bisping eventually won the one sided fight via TKO in the fourth round. Following the fight, Le tested positive for elevated levels of HGH and was subsequently suspended from competition for nine months. However, after reevaluating the evidence against Le, the UFC increased his suspension to 12 months. There has been some dispute of the test, as the testing laboratory in question was not WADA-approved, did not do the appropriate HGH test, and destroyed the blood sample before confirmatory tests could be done. Ultimately, on October 21, the UFC reversed their decision and rescinded Le's suspension in light of the aforementioned flaws. On December 3, 2014, Le told the media that he instructed his manager to request Le's release from UFC due to the drug-test dispute. On December 16, 2014, Le was listed as one of three MMA fighters who filed a class-action lawsuit against Zuffa, LLC., the parent company of the UFC. The suit alleges that the UFC participated in anti-competitive practices that hindered fighters and their mixed martial arts careers. At the time Le was the only active fighter on the organization's roster to be involved in the lawsuit.

Retirement from MMA

On January 20, 2015, his manager, Gary Ibarra, announced to the media that Le had retired from MMA. Le's decision came after reconsidering his career with his family. He had previously expressed his lack of desire to fight in the UFC and contemplated retirement following the performance-enhancing drug disputes he had with the promotion in 2014. Le believed that the UFC owed him an apology for accusing him of using drugs when the test results later turned out to be faulty. Le, however, said that his retirement was only in MMA. He talked about the possibility of returning to professional kickboxing competitions, where he was active prior to his MMA debut.

Acting career

Le co-starred in the live-action '' Tekken'' film, based upon the popular martial arts fighting game, as Marshall Law, released November 5, 2009 for the American film market. Le had supporting roles in the science fiction film ''

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'' with

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and Ben Foster, and '' Fighting'', released in 2009 alongside

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. He also starred in a Hong Kong martial arts film ''

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'', which was released on December 18, 2009; his film was the first time he worked with and had a fight scene with Hong Kong martial arts superstar

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. He also appeared in a Vietnamese music show '' Paris By Night 99 – Tôi Là Người Việt Nam'' where he was interviewed by Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen; this show also marked one of the few times Le has spoken Vietnamese on camera. Le had a lead role in the 2012 action film ''

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'', costarring

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and produced by

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. The movie is based on the

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classic '' Yojimbo'' and is "MMA-themed". Also in 2012, Le played Bronze Lion in ''

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'', a film directed by RZA. In 2014, he starred in ''

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'', an action film directed by Giorgio Serafini, co-directed and written by James Coyne. In 2015, he appeared as an abbot in the AMC TV series '' Into the Badlands''. He is set to appear in the action movie ''

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'' alongside martial artists and action stars

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and Marko Zaror.

Film and television credits

Fighting style

Cung Le was primarily a stand-up fighter known for his highly unorthodox striking. Drawing from his backgrounds in Wushu, Sanshou,

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, and

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. He had a particularly dangerous kicking game. He was perhaps best known for his use of the spinning back kick and spinning backfist, which he used to win multiple fights by knockout.

Personal life

Le has two sons with his ex-wife. He is married to a Native American bikini model Sunshine Spring Le. He often honors Vietnamese communities with the

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in his fighting uniforms to remember his Vietnamese heritage. He is fluent in both English and

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Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

** IKF Sanshou World Light Heavyweight Championship (one time) *

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** ISKA Sanshou North American Light Heavyweight Sanshou Championship (one time) ** ISKA Sanshou U.S. Light Heavyweight Championship (one time) ** ISKA Sanshou U.S. Light Cruiserweight Championship (one time) * Ho Tet Tae Kwon Do ** Ho Tet Tae Kwon Do Tournament 1994 Grand Champion * USA International World Championships ** 1996 Continuous Sparring Tae Kwon Do World Champion * World Wide Draka Federation ** 1998 Draka Tournament winner * Shidokan Cup Bare-Knuckle Full Contact Karate ** 1998 Shidokan Cup U.S. Tournament winner * International Wushu Federation ** 1999 WUF World Wushu Championships Sanshou bronze medalist ** 1997 WUF World Wushu Championships Sanshou bronze medalist ** 1995 WUF World Wushu Championships Sanshou bronze medalist * ''

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'' ** 2007 Kung Fu Artist of the Year

Submission grappling

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** AAU Espoir Sambo National Championship (1989)

Mixed martial arts

* Strikeforce ** Strikeforce Middleweight Championship (one time) ** Tied most finishes in Strikeforce (7) ** Most knockouts in Strikeforce (7) * Ultimate Fighting Championship ** Fight of the Night (one time) ** Knockout of the Night (one time) * MMAFighting.com ** 2012 Knockout of the Year vs. Rich Franklin on November 10 *

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** 2008 Fight of the Year Bazzie Award vs. Frank Shamrock on March 29

Amateur wrestling

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** CCCAA State Championship (1990) ** CCCAA All-State (1990) **

wrestling team captain (1990, 1991) *

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** CIF All-State (1989) *

** AAU Espoir Freestyle National Championship (1989) ** AAU Espoir Greco-Roman National Championship (1989)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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