In Quarantine with... EP #13 - Cung Le

Former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, former International Kickboxing Federation Light Heavyweight World Champion, Actor/Writer/Producer, and Mike's former training partner Cung Le Skypes in for this episode. They discuss Cung's escape from Saigon in 1975, how he got started in martial arts, his acting career, and current projects, training with Mike at AKA, and tons more! Don't forget to subscribe. Watch the video taping of this episode here: https://youtu.be/EadZSpk0WVs Timestamps: 3:40 Escape from Saigon 5:50 Dealing with bullies 7:25 Wrestling gave him a sense of belonging 10:44 Teaching people to defend themselves 16:52 Cung Le's Fight or Flight 26:09 Cung Le's Spiritual Battles 30:32 Won two weight divisions with a broken foot and broken hand 33:02 Hard head ringing at AKA 40:31 Cung had almost 100 fights before going pro 50:18 Reflecting on his MMA Career 53:50 Lawsuit against the UFC 1:09:45 Breaking into movies 1:14:35 Creating an epic fight scene with Donnie Yen 1:19:29 Using social media to shine a light on the darkness 1:24:09 Shooting guns with Navy SEALs 1:30:16 Fighters gotta make money too 1:34:40 Cung is proud of the fighting community Check out Fight or Flight: https://youtu.be/vgnc7akmpLw Check out Spiritual Battles Worldwide: https://youtu.be/bYeHIHaxZwQ Business E-mail: Info@MikeSwick.com Follow: Cung Le: https://www.instagram.com/cungle185 https://twitter.com/CungLe185 https://www.facebook.com/cungle185 Mike Swick: http://www.Instagram.com/Mike_Swick http://www.twitter.com/OfficialSwick http://www.Facebook.com/MikeSwick Mike Swick is a 15 time UFC veteran and former top contender in two weight divisions. He is also the founder and CEO of the AKA Thailand super gym in Phuket, as well as the owner of Swick Savage™ and Savage Life Media™. Follow Us: http://www.youtube.com/c/RealQuickwMikeSwickPodcast http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-quick-w-mike-swick-podcast/id1268441670 http://soundcloud.com/RealQuickPodcast http://Instagram.com/RealQuickWithMikeSwick http://Twitter.com/RQMSPodcast ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=408915&refid=stpr Host: Mike Swick Guest: Cung Le Produced & Directed by: Mike Swick Filmed & Edited by: Greg Blunt Music Producer: Benny Youngbaht Music: Danny Bunnathong Artwork: Simon Netherton For more info about AKA Thailand: http://AKAThailand.com http://Instagram.com/AKAThailand http://Facebook.com/AKAThailandGym http://Twitter.com/AKAThailand Thank you for listening!