Cung Le talks action movie Dragon Eyes and Paul Daley

30.12.2010EvilDollaR

Kung Le (Chung Le), excluding Randy Cuture, is one of the few fighters MMA who have succeeded not only in the ring, but also in Hollywood. Playing my first serious role in a feature film "Eyes of the Dragon" (Dragon Eyes) Kung still does not forget about cage fights and is “burning with desire” to take part in fights.

The author of this interview managed to “catch” Kunga at the end of a long day on a movie set "Eyes of the Dragon" in Baton Rouge, pc. Louisiana. They spoke briefly about his role, in addition to discussing his recent announcement Paula Daly that the fight with the sanda master is on the list of four key fights that he intends to hold in the near future.

In fact, if Paul wants to fight me, then this confirms that it’s too early to write me off, I’m still a fighter with a “big” name. Debutant guys like Daly want to “break through” to the top as quickly as possible. I think it's great that he decided to fight me. I'm a little busy right now, so let him wait his turn for now.

I will fight anyone. If Strikeforce arranges a fight, and I manage to find some time, I will agree to the fight. When someone challenges you, the final decision is made by Strikeforce, and the fight ends up between the fighters who attract the most viewers. Perhaps this will happen when they "promote" Paul Daley a little and he will have more fans. Of course, I’m not going to lose any weight to fight him. He will have to fight me at 84 kg (185 lbs).

When he fought at 84kg, his opponents were 77kg fighters like Scott Smith. It turns out the situation is the same as what Trevor Prengley told me about. When you lose that much weight, you lose a lot of fluid, which helps cushion the impact on the skull and brain if you take a hit to the chin. Scott had never had to lose so much weight before. Before the fight, he looked like an oncology patient. I predicted the outcome of the battle. I was sure that if Smith got hit in the chin, he would “pass out.”

Guys like Paul, with strong hands and good Muay Thai skills, are guys I've fought throughout my career. With those who had “heavy” fists. I think he is a worthy opponent for me, but most likely he is going to fight for the title at 77 kg. In my opinion, due to such weight, there are many dangers awaiting him. Take, for example, a fight with a champion. Diaz has long arms, an agile head, and in addition he is excellent at jiu-jitsu and ground wrestling. In such a fight, I would bet on Diaz.

Kung then moved on to talk about Eyes of the Dragon and another film called The Man with the Iron Fist, in which he will work alongside Quentin Tarantino, Russell Crowe and RZA.

It is a great honor for me to play a leading role in such a large-scale feature film. I work with great people. Joel Silver and Courtney Solomon are financing, and John Hyams, who directed Crash with Mark Kerr and most recently Universal Soldier with Andrei Arlovski and Michael Pyle, is directing.

Filming ended today with Van Damme, who recently signed a contract to participate in the project. Just an amazing guy; working with him is a pleasure. We had a small fight, it turns out he still has excellent foot control. Before filming the episode with our participation, we had a light sparring session, and, getting excited, we began to really kick each other in the face. In addition, Gilbert Melendez and Dan Henderson will take part in the film. The director managed to reveal Guibert's innate acting skills.

Many people will watch the film just to see my acting, but I guarantee you that you will be delighted with the fight scenes. No one has ever seen what I am about to show. Here I have prepared something special for the audience. Something between Hong Kong cinema and Western style of filming. I came up with the choreography for all the fights.

Plus, in about two weeks I'll start working with Quentin Tarantino on The Man with the Iron Fists. The director will be RZA, and the cast includes Russell Crowe and Bautista.

Author: Mots
Source: cageradio.com
Translation: EvilDollaR

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