Cung Le asked about facing Anderson Silva during interview.

sugarngold · May 18, 2008

http://mmayou.com/news-and-exclusive-interviews-with-mmayou/37-fighters/161-cung-le-i-would-love-to-face-anderson-silva

MMAyou.com: First, how are you doing?

Le: Doing good.

MMAyou.com: Youre coming off a huge win over Frank Shamrock in what was an amazing fight. Please give us your thoughts on the fight.

Le: I found out a lot about myself. In the third round Frank caught me with a big right hand. I think a lot of people wouldve crumbled, instead it got me more fired up and I started kicking harder.

MMAyou.com: He said in the pre-fight interviews that he was going to stand with you. Do you think he stood with you because he really believed in his striking or because he couldnt take you down or a combination of both?

Le: Okay, I gotta say that has to be both. One, hes a mastermind at getting in peoples heads. Hes very savvy in how hes gonna mess with a fighters head. I think he probably thought that, Im just gonna get in Cungs head, making him think Im gonna stand with him and if the opportunity is there hes gonna go for the takedown, go for the submission.

When he got in there I gave him two GOLDEN opportunities when I was trying to get flashy and do the spin kicks too early in the round. The first one he took my back, I defended it by reaching back and pulling him forward and whizzering him off me. The second time I did a wheel kick and he bumped me off and then straight armed me on the fence and tried to guillotine choke me right there. I defended that too so he had two opportunities.

Two other times he tried to shoot in and I stuffed his shots. Even though people though people say Frank should have shot in on my legs, Frank is good at what he does. Shoot and grab the body, bear hugs or whatever he does, and he couldnt get anything off me. He had to stand. He had to be patient and look for the opening and I just never gave him that opportunity because I didnt do anymore spin kicks. When I came back after the first round my trainer Javier Mendez says Do not do anymore spin kicks!. So I didnt do anymore spin kicks.

MMAyou.com: Good advice. Speaking of your submission game. How is that coming along? Weve never gotten the chance to see it.

Le: You got to see me defend against submissions right? Frank Shamrock, hes the wizard on the ground. He had his opportunities and he couldnt do it.

MMAyou.com: That says enough right?

Le: Thats enough right? A lot of people say Well we havent seen Cung on the ground but why do you want to see Cung on the ground when you can see Jake Shields on the ground. Why dont you go tell Chuck to throw a triangle on someone?

I know all the movements but why am I doing to do that when Im good at my strikes.

MMAyou.com: Do you know who youre fighting next?

Le: I dont. I talked to my promoter. My promoter said hes gotta promote this fight with Josh Thompson and Gilbert Melendez. I told him after this fight I need to take some time off. A lot of people dont know this. Excuse my Vietnamese but since Franks bitching about you know, I broke his arm in the first or second round and he fought through it all the way to the third round, which is a lie and false because I know when I broke his arm which is the second to last kick.

I had surgery in November after the fight against Sam Morgan. Actually the doctor told me its gonna take about six months to recover after the surgery. Before the surgery he says Oh youll be back in four weeks but he had to move my oner nerve out of the way. Instead of a half an hour procedure, it took an hour and a half. I didnt think the fight with Frank and I would happen even though Frank came in the ring after the Sam Morgan fight and brought up a bunch of stuff like Oh I accept your challenge and all this stuff. I didnt think it was gonna happen because he said he wants to fight Renzo first.

I went ahead and got the operation and I found out that Renzo was not gonna fight him and he said well hell fight me. I said, Im not gonna let this opportunity go by so I took advantage of it, did some crazy rehab, and just stayed off the right hand. Got my cardio up and fought Frank anyways.

MMAyou.com: Are you going to be starring in the 2009 Tekken film?

Le: Yes I am Martial Law in Tekken. Tekken will be my second movie. The next movie that will be released is called Fighting. The cast of that is Terrance Howard who is an academy award nominee and Channing Tatum.

Its a real good story. Its like a Rocky underdog guy, Channing Tatum, who is now Duke in GI Joe. Just put it this way. We both had concussions and he went to the hospital because he saw double vision the next day and I had a stiff back for a week.

MMAyou.com: Would you like to face Anderson Silva and if so how do you feel the fight would go.

Le: You know what, I would love to face Anderson Silva. A lot of people say you should fight Anderson but you know Anderson is UFC and I still have a four fight deal with Strikeforce. If it happens, great. If not, Im not holding my breath. I definitely would be honored to fight someone like Anderson Silva.

MMAyou.com: Is there anyone youd like to face right now?

Le: Right now Im just enjoying my win and I havent even thought about it.

MMAyou.com: Youve accomplished so much in kickboxing, San Shou, and MMA. Whats next for you?

Le: Movies!!!

MMAyou.com: Is there anything you would like to say to your fans?

Le: Thank you for all your support. Im six fights deep into MMA and I got that big win against Frank Shamrock and thank you for everything and following my career and supporting me.
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Cung Le asked about facing Anderson Silva during interview.

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