Cung Le wants to fight Chris Leben at UFC 138

http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content10320.html

Strikeforce star, Cung Le, tells Fight Hype he wants to fight in the UFC, and more specifically, on the UFC 138 card in his hometown of San Jose, perhaps against Chris Leben:

PC: What's your current situation as far as your Strikeforce/Showtime deal? Could the UFC sign you to fight right now?
CL: I definitely have a different contract than the other fighters. Right now, it's all up to the UFC. There may be some roadblocks with the Showtime deal and the Showtime side of things, but we will see what happens.

PC: When would you like something to be ironed out and possibly fight again?
CL: Ever since I heard that Cain [Velasquez] was going to be fighting in San Jose. I would love to be on the same card

PC: At one point, there was a poll done and a lot of people wanted to see Cung Le vs. Anderson Silva. Not only is there Anderson now, but a lot of guys have emerged in the 185-pound division as contenders, such as Brian Stann, Mark Munoz, Chris Leben and Chael Sonnen. Would you be interested in any of those names? Are those the type of fights you're looking to make?
CL: You know, on Yahoo! Sports, there is a Cung Le vs. Leben thread if there was a cross promotion. Like I said, if the fans think it is an exciting fight for them to watch, I'm all for it.

Would be an awesome fight.

BBC just jizzed his pants.

Saw this yesterday but I couldn't find a relevant Cung Le thread...

OU wrote:

Saw this yesterday but I couldn't find a relevant Cung Le thread...

Great insight

We already saw this fight, it was called Cung Le vs Scott Smith.

You're comparing Smith to Leben? Lol.

They are comparable in their story in the cage, but Leben is better all around.

GDPofDRC wrote:

They are comparable in their story in the cage, but Leben is better all around.

Leben is just a better Smith, all I was saying.

Much better.

Mike Chiappetta MMA

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Chris Leben vs. Mark Munoz will headline UFC 138 in the UK on November 5. It's likely to be a Spike show

There goes Cung's wish.

freakzilla wrote:

Much better.

I thought it was pretty clear the first time. I would understand the confusion if Leben and Smith were reversed and he wasn't challenging a better version of a fighter he just lost too. Similar styles except Leben has more skills.

Nope, Leben would beat Le's ass on the ground...

Leben's not the one to take it to the ground

Then he will beat him standing up. Leben is not Scott Smith...

he could KO him yes, but Lee would pick him apart

I think Leben would have a lot of trouble trying to take it to the ground. Le is a better wrestler, and trains with the best wrestlers. Leben can knock him down though. Lebens power and chin ae once again what will carry his offense. He also will have a better tank than Le. But Le should be able to land some pretty strikes, should be great fight.

.... wha?..... was I sleep talking again?

I really wish Robbie could get a fight with Leben. Robbie by 1st round destruction.

Robbie sucks bro

bobbitt15 wrote:

Robbie sucks bro

He is better then Leben and matches up extremely well with him.

OU wrote:

bobbitt15 wrote:

Robbie sucks bro

He is better then Leben and matches up extremely well with him.

I guess its unfortunate for him that his next fight is against another guy that will just make him quit halfway through the fight then

bobbitt15 wrote:

OU wrote:

bobbitt15 wrote:

Robbie sucks bro

He is better then Leben and matches up extremely well with him.

I guess its unfortunate for him that his next fight is against another guy that will just make him quit halfway through the fight then

Yeah that is a bummer. I'm sure Kennedy would make Leben look pretty bad too if they fought. But seriously Robbie would fuck Leben up.

Robbie has looked pretty shitty over the last 3 years. He has a win over the almost deceased Matt Lindland and landed one punch in a fight he was getting the fuck beat out of him in. Plus he has no heart

Leben > Robbie

Andrew the Raider King wrote:

Then he will beat him standing up. Leben is not Scott Smith...

Cung would beat Leben's ass. A lucky punch would be needed for a win. Leben could pull off a Scott Smith, but I doubt it.