After a year of inactivity, former Strikeforce competitor Cung Le will make his anticipated Octagon debut against Vitor Belfort at UFC 139.
The bout was announced after it was learned a heavyweight bout between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, originally scheduled as the main event, would headline UFC on FOX.
Le spoke about his debut against the Brazilian and said he is grateful to be included on the UFC roster.
“I’m very excited and honored to be a part of the UFC. I want to thank Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta for the opportunity and I’m going to fight my heart out,” Le said.
The Sanshou practitioner hasn’t dedicated much of his time to mixed martial arts due to a part-time acting career; however, his performances have impressed fans and critics alike who have dreamed of the middleweight contender transitioning to the UFC to compete against the world’s best fighters.
Belfort certainly falls into that category of a “dream fight,” and the intriguing thought of witnessing Le’s striking versatility against Belfort’s hand speed and knockout power will be something to watch on November 19.
The San Jose native is eager to face Belfort, despite the Brazilian’s remarks towards him.
“Let him talk. I don’t like to talk so he can do all the talking. I’ll let him have that job and we will work it out in San Jose,” he said.
“Vitor is very dangerous, but I’m very dangerous too. We have two dangerous guys in the ring and we are going to see which one of us is more dangerous.”
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