Former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, former International Kickboxing Federation Light Heavyweight World Champion, Actor/Writer/Producer, and Mike's former training partner Cung Le Skypes in for this episode. They discuss Cung's escape from Saigon in 1975, how he got started in martial arts, his acting career, and current projects, training with Mike at AKA, and tons more! Don't forget to subscribe.
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Timestamps: 3:40 Escape from Saigon 5:50 Dealing with bullies 7:25 Wrestling gave him a sense of belonging 10:44 Teaching people to defend themselves 16:52 Cung Le's Fight or Flight 26:09 Cung Le's Spiritual Battles 30:32 Won two weight divisions with a broken foot and broken hand 33:02 Hard head ringing at AKA 40:31 Cung had almost 100 fights before going pro 50:18 Reflecting on his MMA Career 53:50 Lawsuit against the UFC 1:09:45 Breaking into movies 1:14:35 Creating an epic fight scene with Donnie Yen 1:19:29 Using social media to shine a light on the darkness 1:24:09 Shooting guns with Navy SEALs 1:30:16 Fighters gotta make money too 1:34:40 Cung is proud of the fighting community
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