Cung Le In Talks For Anderson Silva Showdown

Cung Le is in talks with the UFC about a possible showdown with middleweight champion Anderson Silva.

The sticking point in negotiations is that Le has several fights left on his deal with Californian promotion Strikeforce.

Speaking after a seminar in Richmond, Canada on Saturday, Le revealed that the UFC is looking for a six-fight commitment from him.

But he has three fights left on his contract with Strikeforce and, while his current promotion are happy to “work something out”, the UFC is well known for refusing single-appearance deals.

Nonetheless, Le is hopeful that a compromise can be reached and cited the Royce Gracie-Matt Hughes fight as an example (Gracie was loaned out by K-1 for one fight).



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That would be great if this fight could happen.I say Anderson takes it within the first round,but if Cung Le could come out and take this fight,well that would even further cement him as a future legend.

Wonder if "both" titles would be on the line?

''Nonetheless, Le is hopeful that a compromise can be reached and cited the Royce Gracie-Matt Hughes fight as an example (Gracie was loaned out by K-1 for one fight)''


I think the above line is key. Any potential fight would have to be a one-off

that would be a cool fight, and if it happend, finally the stubborn walls of the ufc would open up to some interesting matchups.....that being said, silva would destroy le anywhere the fight was taken and make another highligh reel out of him.....he has loads of potential but i dont think hes that high of caliber fighter yet.....i dont even think he's top 10 in the ufc....he hasnt beat anybody other than shamrock and even then shamrock is past his day and is currently overated, and shamrock even had him "on the ropes" in theyre fight....le is also small for a middleweight as well....i can think of other matchups within the pro-elite circle that i'd rather see silva face before le.....i.e. robbie lawler or even a murilo rua given theyre history..even a frank shamrock matchup would be a better fight.....i dont think any of those would beat silva, but still i think would put on better fights

I think Cung could do well against Anderson. He uses the front kick well, and would be key in keeping Anderson at a distance. I do think though that Anderson would eventually get close and catch Cung, and finish him in the 2nd round.

I would love to see that fight. I am always interested how top guys in other organizations would do in the UFC. There are many good organizations with many quality fighters. However the UFC has the best talent level as far as how many quality fighters they have in each weight class, except for heavyweight.

I think Anderson takes this fight, but then again I can’t think of any fighter in or around his weight class that I would pick to beat The Spider.

I would guess that if it were a one fight deal then neither belt would be on the line. The logistics of losing your belt to someone not even in your organization would be devastating

silva would destroy cung le. think about it, shamrock did pretty well standing with le. so how do you think silva will fare? it's a no-brainer. 1st rd (t)ko for silva.

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Posted by xphycorx

silva would destroy cung le. think about it, shamrock did pretty well standing with le. so how do you think silva will fare? it's a no-brainer. 1st rd (t)ko for silva.

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exactly. or maybe a sub. but there's no way Le would win this fight.

What an awesome matchup this would be. I've thought about it for a while now. On the ground, Silva wins hands down. But neither fighter is going to take this to the ground. Cung Le has better standup than Silva... I said it. Because of Anderson's pride in not ever losing a standup battle, and not taking the fight to where he knows he can beat him, Silva would lose via KO/TKO. I like Anderson and typically pick him, so don't flame. I just see this fight happening this way.

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Posted by xphycorx

silva would destroy cung le. think about it, shamrock did pretty well standing with le. so how do you think silva will fare? it's a no-brainer. 1st rd (t)ko for silva.

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My thoughts exactly, and plus i think Shamrock could have destroyed Cung if he tried taking it to the ground, but he tried to prove and point in his stand up and almost put Cung away with his stand up so i see Anderson by total destruction....

At this point in time I'm in no position to Pick against Anderson in any Fight were the Fighter is within 25 Pounds of his Weight, He's proved that his Striking is the Best Pound for Pound and that is you go to the Ground with him then there's a definate chance you're gonna get Submitted. He throws his hands with Power and Technicality and he's the Standard for Striking in MMA. If this Fight actually happens, then I'll take Anderson via 1st Round T(KO).

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Posted by wrona666

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Posted by xphycorx

silva would destroy cung le. think about it, shamrock did pretty well standing with le. so how do you think silva will fare? it's a no-brainer. 1st rd (t)ko for silva.

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My thoughts exactly, and plus i think Shamrock could have destroyed Cung if he tried taking it to the ground, but he tried to prove and point in his stand up and almost put Cung away with his stand up so i see Anderson by total destruction....

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Don't let Frank use his Jedi mind tricks on ya. His TD's have never been impressive. He didn't take him down because he couldn't...and would of looked foolish trying and failing. If the opportunity had presented itself, I guarantee Frank would of taken it to the ground though.

As far as a Silva/Le fight...Silva by 1st or 2nd round T(KO) for sure.

i think cung should have to beat another top contender before he gets a shot. silva had to.

I think Cung would have a pretty good chance here. The guy has world class striking skills. Undefeated in K1 and Sanshou, as well as MMA of course, but he hasn't faced a great deal of competition in that respect.

He can't knock Silva out, although his roundhouse kicks to the body could do some serious damage. I just don't think you can count Cung out, because Anderson isn't known for taking guys down so it wou.ld be a standup war and that's Cung's speciality. It's a very different matchup for Silva.

I want this fight to happen so bad. If Dana makes it happen, I'm going to shut my mouth at least for a while regarding his tactics.

I thought it was interesting that Cung noted Anderson Silva's four losses have all been by asians. Awesome stuff lol!

this fight would be a great test for silva stand up, but if it goes to the ground 1st round sub silva wins

One of the few fights at 185 I want to see silva in. At this point you can't bet agianst silva.

Well we all know the only man that can beat Anderson is Frank Shamrock lol only in his mind. But this fight would be great I think the UFC needs to let its pride go and work out a deal. They already lost one great fighter like this "Randy" plus the MW division has become slim pickings for Anderson a fight like this would do some great numbers in the ppv department

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Posted by luke420187

I think Cung would have a pretty good chance here. The guy has world class striking skills. Undefeated in K1 and Sanshou, as well as MMA of course, but he hasn't faced a great deal of competition in that respect.

He can't knock Silva out, although his roundhouse kicks to the body could do some serious damage. I just don't think you can count Cung out, because Anderson isn't known for taking guys down so it wou.ld be a standup war and that's Cung's speciality. It's a very different matchup for Silva.

I want this fight to happen so bad. If Dana makes it happen, I'm going to shut my mouth at least for a while regarding his tactics.

I thought it was interesting that Cung noted Anderson Silva's four losses have all been by asians. Awesome stuff lol!

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I didn't know Luiz Azeredo was Asian

i think first the ufc needs to grab him
but i think it won't happen till 2010
would be a great match but i think the spider would still knock him out

First and foremost I would love to see this fight.

I can see why the UFC is trying to make this happen. Either Joe Silva, Dana White, or one of the Feritta boys (or more than likely all of them) think this is an easy fight for Silva.

Strikeforce is gaining some real steam and Le is one of their biggest draws. This means two things (assuming Anderson Silva destroys Le)

1: As one of Strikeforce's main draws they will more than likely get a much bigger audience in California as Strikeforce is a Ticket company, not a PPV $ company.

2: It sets SF seriously back, it makes them look like they have inferior fighters.



Prediction Side: Anderson by total annihilation. If this fight were to happen two years from now when Le has a chance to improve his hands. But if this happened soon, all Silva all day. I think he is better in every area but kicking and i dont see him falling for alot of the flashy stuff Cung throws.

Alot of ppl are forgetting that even if somehow Cung's kicks were throwing Silva off he is such a smart fighter that he would have no problem going for the takedown, and if he could not get it simply pulling guard. And if you don't think he can submit Cung, you haven't seen Lutter/Silva.

Silva is a very smart, very adaptable fighter that will go any route he sees nessecary to win a fight legitimately. He would not be "too proud" to get it to the ground if the striking wasn't working.


Edit: And Azerado is DEFINITELY NOT asain.

Won't happen. UFC assures us that no cool/interesting/exciting/unusual things can happen. But they should do the one fight. Le will lose and he will be less valuable afterwords. Also other top tier fighters in UFC won;t have to face a humiliating loss. (So soon)

I think that the only reason the UFC allowed the one and done Gracie vs. Hughes because they were pretty certain that Hughes would win. This is why there is no Randy vs. Fedor one off fight, because they know that Fedor will more than likely beat the UFC's champ, having a negative impact on the promotion.

So, IMO, the only way the UFC would take a one fight deal to set up Le vs. Silva is if they were totally sure that Silva would win. In this case, I think its a fairly safe bet. Silva by rd. 1 demolition.

In my mind this is ludcris. If anyhting were to happen between the UFC and Le I think they should buy out his contract with Strikeforce, and pit him against some top 185 contenders before FEEDING him to Anderson. Le is a good striker, Silva is great. Le had a hard time with Shammy with a broken arm, Silva would demolish him.

I would love to see this fight although, I'd prefer to see Le fight some other top tier fighters before he swims in the deep end. He is unquestionably an incredible striker. I think he would test Silva but I'm not sure. And people underestimate his ground game. He is an accomplished wrestler before he ever went into Sansho.

Except for making Strike Force look good i don't see why the UFC would want that fight, plus why would LE deserve to fight Silva, his best win was against Frank Shamrock which he is way past his prime. Give him some other fights before he thinks about it.

This wont even be a fight. If Frank could land some good shots on Cung Le image what Anderson will do.

Silva would win standing up or on the ground. I enjoy watching Cung Le fight, esp. when he broke Shamrock's arm, but Anderson is too much for him. Anderson's length may bother him. Le's striking skills are awesome, but he's no Anderson Silva. His fight with Fryklund was pretty good too. I enjoy watching him and he seems like a good person, but still, I so no way. Although I would love to see this fight happen.