Strikeforce Post Fight Interview: Cung Le Talks Knockout Victory Over Scott Smith

Cung Le ‘Excited’ and ‘Determined’ For June 26 Rematch Fight Against Scott Smith

Cung Le Eager For Rematch Against Scott Smith, Shares His Thoughts On Strikeforce Event In April

Scott Smith Talks Win Over Cung Le At Strikeforce ‘Evolution’ Post Fight Press Conference

Results For Strikeforce ‘Evolution’: Smith Knocks Out Le, Melendez Retains Lightweight Title Against Thomson

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Main Fight Card Results:

• Scott Smith def. Cung Le via KO (strikes) – Round 3, 3:25
• Gilbert Melendez def. Josh Thomson via unanimous decision (49-47, 49-46, 49-46)
• Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza def. Matt Linland via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:18
• Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal def. Mike Whitehead via KO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:08
• Antwain Britt def. Scott Lighty via TKO (cuts) – Round 1, 5:00
• Justin Wilcox def. Daisuke Nakamura via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Alex Crispim def. A.J. Fonseca via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Preview Video For Strikeforce ‘Evolution’ MMA Event Featuring Cung Le vs Scott Smith

Cung Le Talks Training For Scott Smith, Comments On Dan Henderson Signing With Strikeforce

Cung Le Talks MMA Return, Ready To Fight Scott Smith At Strikeforce On December 19

Cung Le Talks Strikeforce Return, Fighting Scott Smith and Responds To Jake Shields’ Comments

The former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le is expected to return to the Strikeforce cage to face Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith as part of the December 19th main event.  Le talks about his MMA return and responds to some of Jake Shields’ comments:

From Cung Le:

“Everything came together so fast…I wasn’t expecting to come back so soon. I had a (movie) project I was working on right now, but it got pushed back till next year, so I figured I’d have a couple months to get in shape. … I sat down with Scott and told him to give me two weeks. I called (American Kickboxing Academy trainer) Javier Mendez, and I started training. And after the first week, [Scott] goes, ‘How do you feel?’ I said, ‘Oh, I’m very sore.’ But the second week was a lot better, and now I have six more weeks to go. Ready or not, here I come… (In regards to Jake Shields’ comments] I’m actually honored that top fighters want to fight me…It means I’ve done something right and made a big impact in MMA. But right now, I take one fight at a time, and if I do well, I’ll look forward to what’s going to be next and who’s next. But right now, I need to make sure to get rid of this ring rust…I think Jake’s always looking to promote the next fight and things like that, so I don’t know.”

Jake Shields Says Cung Le Not Willing To Fight Him For The Strikeforce Title

Jake Shields was crowned with the vacant Strikeforce middleweight title after a 3-round battle with Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller this past Saturday night.  Cung Le made an announcement earlier that night, stating that he had decided to return to the cage on December 19th.

Shields feels that Le has been continuously running away from him ever since he first called him out.  Le is scheduled to take on Scott Smith as part of the upcoming Strikeforce ‘Evolution’ main event.  A victory for Le may very well put him next in line to face Shields for the Strikeforce middleweight belt.

Snip from Jake Shields:

“Cung (Le) won’t fight me…That’s why he vacated the belt, obviously, and then fights a month later…[Why?] You’d have to ask Cung, he’s the one who vacated his belt and then decided to fight a month later.”

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