I know everyone thinks cung lee is a godly kicker, and he is decent; the best in ufc. But.... still improper technique lacking speed. I think a national level muy thai fighter kicks better, and I KNOW a national level tkd fighter kicks far better. Hes just one of the few who went into mma. The scope of mma entrants is far more narrow than most think.
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no **** someone who trains tkd kicks better. just like no **** a boxer punches better. of course in a style where 95-100% of the focus is placed on kicking ability the people that train in it are going to be good at kicking, a 5 year old could tell you that. its a different set of needs for MMA though. most people who train in tkd would have to adapt and make a lot of changes for their style of kicking to work well. cung le applies his skill set very well when he fights.
He seems like an exciting fighter to warch and his kicks etc are nice and fluid but do people really think he has any chance with Silva?? I mean Le's level of competition has been pretty poor in fairness. Thought he was off making movies for the last 8 months as well.
Le has been making movies for the past year and will most likely not return to fighting until the Fall. This is unfortunate - because such a long layoff can be nothing but a detriment to his fighting career.