{"id":58125,"date":"2013-05-03T09:24:33","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T16:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=58125"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:03:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:03:45","slug":"cung-le-wants-super-mega-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cung-le-wants-super-mega-fights\/","title":{"rendered":"Cung Le Wants \u201cSuper-Mega Fights\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cung-le.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49409\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cung-le.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cung-le.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cung-le-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cung-le-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFormer Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) isn&#8217;t ready to hang up the gloves just yet.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old Sanshou specialist, Le, put himself into title talks after scoring a November knockout victory over former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, there was even speculation that UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva and his camp wanted to set-up a bout with Le.<\/p>\n<p>The Anderson Silva fight never materialized, as the UFC decided to pit the middleweight champion against Chris Weidman this July at UFC 162.<\/p>\n<p>That news didn&#8217;t phase Le, as he is still chomping at the bit and ready to step back into the octagon.<\/p>\n<p>His one stipulation? The bigger, the better.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cRight now, it\u2019s just one fight at a time, if that (a fight with Anderson Silva) does come up. If I keep my win streak on. Then I would be up for it. Other than that I want the super-mega fights. It was definitely fun being the main event in China and headlining for the first for UFC in China. I felt like if I did end on that note, it\u2019d be great. But when you have a great performance like that, being injured \u2026 it all worked out good.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see Cung Le fight next? Let&#8217;s hear it Penn Nation!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) isn&#8217;t ready to hang up the gloves just yet. The 40-year-old Sanshou specialist, Le, put himself into title talks after scoring a November knockout victory over former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin. 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