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Friday, December 5, 2008
Cung Le Featured on Saturday's Strikeforce on NBC
 PRESS RELEASE:
Strikeforce World Middleweight (185 lb. limit) Champion, Cung Le, will seize the spotlight during an all-new "Strikeforce on NBC" episode on Saturday night.
The special, 30-minute program, devoted entirely to the one-of-a-kind knockout artist, will showcase Le's stoppages of Mike Altman and "Mr. Unbreakable" Brian Warren and will revisit his crushing knockouts of "The Ultimate Fighter" season three veteran, Sam "The Squeeze" Morgan, and Tony "The Freak" Fryklund.
Also included in the show is a feature segment that touches on the personal life of Le, who fled a war-torn Vietnam, just days before the fall of Saigon, as a baby in his mother's arms in 1975.
Le's victories over Altman and Warren were ranked number one and two, respectively, according to the results of an online poll that gave fans the opportunity to vote for their all-time favorite Strikeforce knockout on the promotion's official website, www.strikeforce.com, last week.
A former junior college and high school wrestling star, Le has pioneered the Chinese stand-up fighting art of San Shou, which aided his run to a perfect 16-0 record in the sport of professional kickboxing and an International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) world championship. His kickboxing conquests, which included three victories in K-1 North America "Superfights," have aired repeatedly on ESPN and ESPN2.
Two years after making his highly-anticipated mixed martial arts (MMA) debut, Le notched what is undoubtedly the greatest win of his career - a third round TKO of former UFC middleweight champion and MMA legend, Frank Shamrock on March 29th of this year. The live SHOWTIME televised victory earned Le the Strikeforce middleweight crown.
Le recently returned home from a two month stay in Berlin, where he completed his third acting stint for the silver screen, a supporting role in the science fiction thriller, "Pandorum," which co-stars award-winning actors Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma, Alpha Dog). The film is slated for release next fall.
"Strikeforce on NBC," the first 52-week mixed martial arts series in network television history, airs every Saturday, immediately following NBC's hit poker tournament series, "Poker After Dark" (check local listings). MMA legend Ken Shamrock and award-winning ESPN announcer, Lon McEachern, co-host each program and provide expert, play-by-play commentary.Labels: cung le, Strikeforce on NBC
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 7:00 AM
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Strikeforce "Greatest Knockouts" Premieres On NBC Saturday
 Press Release:
A special 30 minute episode featuring a collection of the 10 greatest knockouts in Strikeforce mixed martial arts (MMA) history will premiere on NBC Saturday night.
The all-new "Strikeforce on NBC" episode will showcase the handiwork of some of Strikeforce's most lethal competitors, including reigning world middleweight (185 lb. limit) champion, Cung Le; two-time world MMA champion, Frank Shamrock; and superstars Kazuo "The Grabaka Hitman" Misaki and Duane "Bang" Ludwig.
Le's classic knockouts of old rivals Mike Altman and Brian "Mr. Unbreakable" Warren will be displayed as will Shamrock's 21 second decimation of longtime, bitter adversary, Cesar Gracie.
The NBC program consists of the following bouts:
Cung Le vs. Mike Altman
Frank Shamrock vs. Cesar Gracie
Luke Stewart vs. Bryson Kamaka
Joe "Diesel" Riggs vs. Eugene "The Wolf" Jackson
Kazuo "The Grabaka Hitman" Misaki vs. Joe "Diesel" Riggs
Duane "Bang" Ludwig vs. Tony "The Freak" Fryklund
Terry Martin vs. Cory "The One" Devela
Paul "The Headhunter" Buentello vs. David "Tank" Abbott
Paul "The Headhunter" Buentello vs. Carter Williams
Cung Le vs. Brian "Mr. Unbreakable" Warren
Fans have the opportunity to vote for their favorite knockout in a poll being hosted online at Strikeforce's official website, www.strikeforce.com. Results of the survey will be displayed on the homepage next week.Labels: cung le, Frank Shamrock, Strikeforce on NBC
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 10:06 PM
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Dana White doesn't hate all promotions
UFC president Dana White has been outspoken about other mixed martial arts promotions in the United States. Regularly the most influencial man in MMA criticizes the competition, but White doesn't hate all promotions.
Reacting to Strikeforce on NBC recently generating 1.1 million viewers, White said, "I think that's awesome. I think that's great. Strikeforce is a good show. They've been putting on good fights for a long time. They run a great business. It's good. That's a good thing. It's a positive thing."
"These guys run a real promotion," added White. "They know how to run a promotion. They don't try to tamper with fights. They don't have (expletive) goofballs from backyard barbecues fighting. It's a good thing. I hope they do ten million viewers next week."
Despite Strikeforce gaining popularity and the possibility of them being competition with the Zuffa brand, White hopes them the best. "I wish them all the luck in the world," said White. "I have nothing bad to say about people who run the right promotion." Labels: Dana White, Strikeforce on NBC, UFC
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 2:17 AM
Friday, October 10, 2008
Strikeforce Playboy Show on NBC
 The hard-hitting middleweight (185 lb. limit) battle between Terry Martin (17-6) and Cory "The One" Devela (9-2) will highlight the premiere of Strikeforce's second affair at Hugh Hefner's world-famous Playboy Mansion on NBC tomorrow night.
The all-new "Strikeforce on NBC" episode will also include a feature segment on Martin, one of mixed martial arts' (MMA) most compelling stories. A former gang member, he survived five gun-shot wounds that nearly took his life at age 15 on the streets of his native Chicago, Illinois.
Martin has since earned a bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University and pursued a dual career in professional boxing and MMA. At 28 years old, he is also a candidate for a master's degree in psychology.
Devela's appearance at the Playboy Mansion marked his second start for Strikeforce. During the promotion's debut in Tacoma, Washington on February 23rd, the 24-year-old protege of MMA superstar, Dennis "Superman" Hallman, stopped Joe "Diesel" Riggs with a hard throw in the first round that forced an incapacitated Riggs to verbally submit.
Following its production of the first-ever MMA event at the Playboy Mansion on September 29, 2007, Strikeforce returned to the Beverly Hills, California venue with a star-studded affair on September 20, 2008.
"Strikeforce on NBC," the first 52-week mixed martial arts series in network television history, airs every Saturday, immediately following NBC's hit poker tournament series, "Poker After Dark" (check local listings).Labels: Cory Devela, Dennis Hallman, Joe Riggs, NBC, Playboy Mansion, Strikeforce, Strikeforce on NBC, Terry Martin
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 5:39 PM
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