Human Weapon Star Faces The Squeeze

November 4, 2007; San Jose, CA--Unbeaten world kickboxing champion and mixed martial artist Cung Le (20-0) will make his highly-anticipated return to the cage for a middleweight (185 lb. limit) showdown with The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 star Sam “The Squeeze” Morgan (19-8) during the Strikeforce “Four Men Enter, One Man Survives” mixed martial arts mega-card at San Jose’s HP Pavilion on Friday, November 16th.

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Cung Le

“I just can’t wait to get back in the cage,” said Le, who, in his last effort, was a winner over Tony “The Freak” Fryklund by way of TKO in a featured bout during “Shamrock vs. Baroni,” the first-ever live SHOWTIME PPV mixed martial arts event, produced by Strikeforce on June 22nd.  Le frustrated and hammered Fryklund with quick hands and a combination of reverse spinning back kicks and round kicks to the body before the referee ordered a stoppage 25 seconds into the third round.

By easily handling Fryklund, a 10-year veteran of professional mixed martial arts and a former student of the world-renowned Miletich Fighting Systems, Le began to answer questions about whether his dominance in the world of kickboxing could translate to similar success in competition that allows combat on the ground as well as on the feet. 

“I think the fight with Tony definitely proved that I have the ability to be a force in mixed martial arts,” said Le.  “Being able to fight on your feet is just as important as being able to fight on the ground in this sport because the fight starts standing up.  My ground game is still evolving but, as far as stand up goes, I feel I’m one of the strongest fighters out there.”

Le’s success in martial arts combat sports recently earned him a guest appearance on The History Channel hit documentary series, The Human Weapon.  During an episode spotlighting the sport of mixed martial arts, the four-time K-1 Superfight champion and two-time captain of The United States San Shou Kickboxing team showed co-hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff the mechanics of kicking. 

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