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Cung Le Biography

Birth Name:Cung Le

Birth Place:Saigon, Vietnam

Profession Actor, Producer, Stunts

Fast Facts

  • Was named the most famous Vietnamese Martial Artist in the world at the 2004 Asia Entertainment Awards
  • Started out practicing Sanshou, a type of full-contact Chinese martial art
  • Best known as a mixed martial artist and for his role as Bronze Lion in "The Man with the Iron Fists" and as Manh in "Pandorum․"
  • His MMA skills are a combination of Taekwondo, wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sanshou, Vietnamese Kung-fu, and Thai boxing
  • Is sponsored by the companies Throwdown Industries and Knoxx Gear
  • Opened the MMA, Sanshou, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training center USH Martial Arts in San Jose, California
  • His life and challenges have been reported in the three-episode TV series "Journey of a Champion" and in the documentary film "Cung Le, The Making of a Champion․"
  • Has often been on the cover of magazines like Black Belt Magazine and Inside Kung-Fu Magazine