Cung Le

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cung Le
Occupation	MMA Fighter
Date Of Birth	May 25, 1972(1972-05-25)
Age	52
Birthplace	Ho Chi Minh City
Country	Vietnam
Horoscope	Taurus

Cung Le Biography

Cung Le is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on May 25, 1972 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. MMA fighter who competed in an MMA competition and entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a middleweight. He also became famous for his acting, most notably for his part in the 2012 movie The Man with the Iron Fists.

He was a co-star in the 2012 movie Dragon Eyes with He co-starred in the 2012 film Dragon Eyes with Jean-Claude Van Damme..

Cung Lê was born in Saigon, South Vietnam (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). In 1975, three days before the Fall of Saigon, Cung Le and his mother Anne left Vietnam by helicopter under heavy gunfire. 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 San Jose, California, where early discrimination and bullying inspired him to learn martial arts. His mother enrolled him in Tae Kwon Do classes at the age of 10.

Le began wrestling competitively at age 14. After being inspired to box by Sylvester Stallone´s Rocky, Le graduated and earned All-American honors in wrestling his junior year at San Jose High School. He went on to wrestle for West Valley College in Saratoga, California, 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 Kuntao, Vovinam and Sambo. He began training in Sanshou (Sanda) and kickboxing around age of 19 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.

His third son was with the second woman he married, Suzanne.

Cung Le Net Worth

Cung Le is one of the richest MMA Fighter from Vietnam. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cung Le 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He achieved an unofficial black belt in Taekwondo.

He was a part of several action films, such as Tekken (2009) as well as Pandorum (2009).

Cung Le (Vietnamese: Lê Cung; born May 25, 1972) is a Vietnamese–American actor, retired mixed martial artist, Sanshou fighter and kickboxer. He competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (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 Frank Shamrock 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Cung Le height 5 ft 11 in Cung weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Cung Le Dating?

According to our records, Cung Le married to Suzanne Le. As of December 1, 2023, Cung Le’s is not dating anyone.

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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 Pandorum with Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster, and Fighting, released in 2009 alongside Channing Tatum. He also starred in a Hong Kong martial arts film Bodyguards and Assassins, 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 Donnie Yen.

Facts & Trivia

Cung Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Vietnam. Cung Le celebrates birthday on May 25 of every year.

Le was briefly linked to a matchup with Vitor Belfort on November 19, 2011, at UFC 139. However, Belfort was removed from the bout and replaced by former Pride FC Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva. 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.

What happened to Cung Le?

Le is now working on producing his own action movies , where he’ll star and take his character in the direction he wants. He recently produced a movie with Jean-Claude Van Damme that was lauded at an Action Film Festival. The reality is, his life itself may make the most interesting movie of all.

Is Cung Le still married?

He is married to a Native American bikini model Sunshine Spring Le.

Who is Cung Le wife?

Suzanne Le

How old is Cung Le?

50 years (May 25, 1972)

Where is Cung Le from?

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam