UFC 139 Fight Card Primer: Wanderlei Silva Vs Cung Le :
In the case of semi-main of the UFC 139: Henderson vs. Rua, a former Pride champion Wanderlei Silva (33-11-1, 1 NC, 3-5 UFC) welcomes former Strikeforce champion Cung Le ( 7-1; UFC debut) at Octagon. It is a middleweight bout, and will be the second to last fight of the evening. The Axe Murderer sneak into the USA Today / BE consensus ranking # 18 in average weight, while the is not classified, mainly because of its PPV card inactivity.The airs Saturdays at 9:00 ET / 6:00 PT.
This fight was originally scheduled to Vitor Belfort vs. Cung Le, but when Belfort was forced to retire, his compatriot and rival Wanderlei Silva stepped in to take its place. The end result is a battle, to be honest, have no real impact on the UFC Middleweight division, but it's fun. The two Wandy and a very entertaining styles, mainly based on enlightening. It is in many ways a kind of school ancestral MMA fight - Master vs Sanshou that the specialist in Muay Thai Brazilian wild. It is clear that the two men have more at stake than just their single discipline, but I expect it to hold and the Duke here.
How Do You Do These Two?
Silva: 35 | 5'11 "| 74" Reach
The: 39 | 5'10 "| 69" joining
What Did They Do In These Last Two Days?
Silva: L - Chris Leben (KO) | W - Michael Bisping (UD) | L - Rich Franklin (UD)
The W - Scott Smith (KO) | L - Scott Smith (KO) | W - Frank Shamrock (CS)
How do these two get here?
Wanderlei Silva is one of the true legends of the sport, but joined Mirko Cro Cop proud that the names were not able to put in place in the UFC. Since returning in 2007 to combat the huge Chuck Liddell at UFC 79 the dream, Silva is just 2-4. After dominating the ranks of pride for many years, has lost six of their last eight years, with four of the six brutal KO defeat by lights out. No doubt that is still occurring, even to make the Axe Murderer crazy attack, but only age, with the chin, taking more damage and more. You may wonder how many times will the competition for the title.
UFC 139 Results - Dan Henderson Interview - Weigh-In Results :
Cung Le is unique in the MMA fighter. Vietnamese native began his career fighting Sanshou where he received numerous awards throughout the 90 century. He competed with other stand-up competitions, including a short run 3-0 D-1, before the transition to MMA in 2006. As the MMA fighter, he immediately became a local lottery Strikeforce, such as Le has a mass following in San Jose. His fight 2008, Frank Shamrock was a great event for Strikeforce, breaking the arm of his legendary opponents and claiming that Strikeforce middleweight belt in the process. Since then, he has concentrated more on his career, only two fights at the time (1-1 in Split, Scott Smith). Although he made his debut UFC, and has not fought in over a year, do not be surprised if he gets the biggest applause on Saturday.
Why should you care?
I love this fight. Two massively entertaining fighters meet in what should be a wild affair. More hopefully, the angry mob, and you have a potential show-Stealer here.
In the case of semi-main of the UFC 139: Henderson vs. Rua, a former Pride champion Wanderlei Silva (33-11-1, 1 NC, 3-5 UFC) welcomes former Strikeforce champion Cung Le ( 7-1; UFC debut) at Octagon. It is a middleweight bout, and will be the second to last fight of the evening. The Axe Murderer sneak into the USA Today / BE consensus ranking # 18 in average weight, while the is not classified, mainly because of its PPV card inactivity.The airs Saturdays at 9:00 ET / 6:00 PT.
This fight was originally scheduled to Vitor Belfort vs. Cung Le, but when Belfort was forced to retire, his compatriot and rival Wanderlei Silva stepped in to take its place. The end result is a battle, to be honest, have no real impact on the UFC Middleweight division, but it's fun. The two Wandy and a very entertaining styles, mainly based on enlightening. It is in many ways a kind of school ancestral MMA fight - Master vs Sanshou that the specialist in Muay Thai Brazilian wild. It is clear that the two men have more at stake than just their single discipline, but I expect it to hold and the Duke here.
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| UFC _ 139 Fight Card |
Silva: 35 | 5'11 "| 74" Reach
The: 39 | 5'10 "| 69" joining
What Did They Do In These Last Two Days?
Silva: L - Chris Leben (KO) | W - Michael Bisping (UD) | L - Rich Franklin (UD)
The W - Scott Smith (KO) | L - Scott Smith (KO) | W - Frank Shamrock (CS)
How do these two get here?
Wanderlei Silva is one of the true legends of the sport, but joined Mirko Cro Cop proud that the names were not able to put in place in the UFC. Since returning in 2007 to combat the huge Chuck Liddell at UFC 79 the dream, Silva is just 2-4. After dominating the ranks of pride for many years, has lost six of their last eight years, with four of the six brutal KO defeat by lights out. No doubt that is still occurring, even to make the Axe Murderer crazy attack, but only age, with the chin, taking more damage and more. You may wonder how many times will the competition for the title.
UFC 139 Results - Dan Henderson Interview - Weigh-In Results :
Cung Le is unique in the MMA fighter. Vietnamese native began his career fighting Sanshou where he received numerous awards throughout the 90 century. He competed with other stand-up competitions, including a short run 3-0 D-1, before the transition to MMA in 2006. As the MMA fighter, he immediately became a local lottery Strikeforce, such as Le has a mass following in San Jose. His fight 2008, Frank Shamrock was a great event for Strikeforce, breaking the arm of his legendary opponents and claiming that Strikeforce middleweight belt in the process. Since then, he has concentrated more on his career, only two fights at the time (1-1 in Split, Scott Smith). Although he made his debut UFC, and has not fought in over a year, do not be surprised if he gets the biggest applause on Saturday.
Why should you care?
I love this fight. Two massively entertaining fighters meet in what should be a wild affair. More hopefully, the angry mob, and you have a potential show-Stealer here.
