Category: Cung Le

  • Cung Le looks back on drug-testing fiasco with UFC: They “threw me under the bus”

    Cung Le looks back on drug-testing fiasco with UFC: They “threw me under the bus”

    In 2014, shortly after a TKO loss to Michael Bisping in Macau, Cung Le tested positive for elevated levels of Human Growth Hormone (HGH). The UFC promptly handed Le a nine-month suspension, which was later elevated to a twelve-month term. Fight fans were quick to pile-on and vilify Le—but things were not as cut-and-dry as […]

  • Cung Le is pushing for better fighter pay, believes Jon Jones and Conor McGregor can help

    Cung Le is pushing for better fighter pay, believes Jon Jones and Conor McGregor can help

    Cung Le is one of the UFC’s most vocal and dedicated critics. Le, who previously competed in the UFC middleweight division and held the Strikeforce middleweight title, is currently involved in an anti-trust lawsuit against the UFC, and is never afraid to share his thoughts on the promotion’s business practices. Speaking on the latest episode […]

  • BJPENN.COM Radio Ep 128 // Cung Le | Sunny Singh

    BJPENN.COM Radio Ep 128 // Cung Le | Sunny Singh

     Cung Le joins the show in the wake of multiple UFC athletes calling foul in regards to how they have been treated and compensated by the company. Cung has long been an outspoken voice for change in the world of MMA and is part of a class-action lawsuit against the UFC as well as […]

  • VIDEO | UFC fighters past and present talk about a Fighters Union

    VIDEO | UFC fighters past and present talk about a Fighters Union

    Watch as former and current UFC fighters talk about the need for a Fighters Union. In the above video former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Randy Couture discusses the need to expand the “Ali Act” to mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts legends and former champions Cung Le and Ken Shamrock also speak out […]

  • Cung Le calls on fighters to join MMA Fighters Association

    Cung Le calls on fighters to join MMA Fighters Association

    This week, it was revealed that the Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Association was officially formed as part of the Professional Fighter’s Association. The news comes on the heels of UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt calling for fighters to unionize after it was revealed that Brock Lesnar had failed a pre-fight and fight night drug test revolving […]