UFC®139: SHOGUN vs. HENDERSON

[GeneChing]

We've been discussing Cung's participation in this on our Will Cung fight again? thread (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54737&page=2). Cung just texted me this morning about a press conference today in San Jose. See below:


UFC 139 Press Conference in San Jose Tues. (http://m.ufc.com/news/ufc-139-ticket-on-sale-press-conference-san-jose)
September 25, 2011

In advance of UFC’s return to the Bay Area on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., the Ultimate Fighting Championship® will host a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. PT featuring the stars of the upcoming card. The press conference will be held at the San Pedro Square Market at 175 West St. John Street in San Jose.

The event will be free and open to the public.

In attendance will be former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and his opponent, former two-division PRIDE® champion Dan Henderson, as well as co-main event fighters Wanderlei Silva and San Jose’s own, Cung Le. The press conference will be hosted by UFC President Dana White.

Tickets for UFC®139: SHOGUN vs. HENDERSON go on sale Friday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $400, $300, $225, $150, $75 and $50. Tickets are available at the HP Pavilion ticket office, online at Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone 800-745-3000.

UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 10 a.m PT via the website www.ufcfightclub.com.Non-members may take advantage of the pre-sale by buying at Ticketmaster. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, Sept. 29, starting at 10 a.m. PT.

Official UFC VIP packages are also available at http://vip.ufc.com. These packages include tickets to UFC 139, official event merchandise, as well as special VIP experiences with backstage tours and meet and greets with top UFC stars. Get closer to the action than ever before with this unique UFC VIP opportunity.

UFC®139: SHOGUN vs. HENDERSON will be available live on Pay-Per-View at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, BellTV, Shaw Communications, Sasktel, and Viewer’s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN for Standard Definition and $54.99 US/$59.99 CAN for High Definition

[GeneChing]

I went to the press conference. Dana White is very charismatic in person. I enjoyed listening to him answer press questions.

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Wandy is much bigger than Cung in person.

[Lucas]

ya but cung busted out the claws wearing a classy suit, so he wins the cool factor by far.

[GeneChing]

For The Fans 01 - UFC 139 Press Conference (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTmMdU9zPyA)

[Lucas]

after seeing that im excited for this fight. Go CUNG LE!!!!

[Iron_Eagle_76]

I'm saying Cung Le by TKO in the 2nd round. Anyone??

[Chadderz]

I'm a fan of both, so I don't want to make a prediction, I just want to see the fight :p

[Iron_Eagle_76]

This You Tube vid was on Cung's FB page. He said he was a very big fan of Bruce Lee growing up but they need to change the title:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJQ8_VYGeQo

[donjitsu2]

Cung Le.

Knockout.

Early in round 3.

[Fighting Eagle]

I can't wait for this fight!!!

but I'm gonna have to show Cung how to make an proper Eagle Claw! :D Eagle Defeats Tiger Every Time!!! mmmaauuuhhhahhhahaaa

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5ybHg4dFe0A/S6AZU_bZ5CI/AAAAAAAAAK4/cB7MZee2pzc/s200/yingjow3.jpg

[Fighting Eagle]

Fight Preview:

http://www.mmamania.com/2011/11/14/2562574/wanderlei-silva-vs-cung-le-fight-video-preview-ufc-139-mma

GO CUNG!!!

[Fighting Eagle]

Cung Le Training for his first UFC!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTlWYQoP34Q


GO CUNG!!!!

[Cimaroon]

Anyone know what kinda weight cut goes through? I know I read that he barely cuts for 185. Silva is a pretty big 85 and fought LH in pride. Hopefuly Cung can stay out of the clinch or be able to do some shanshou throws. ANd for fun go for broke and bing back the scissors takedown.

[GeneChing]

I also got this press release - unfortunately I have too much on my plate today to make this. Maybe someone else here can go and report for a change?


PRESS CONFERENCE RUNDOWN
12 p.m. – 3 p.m. PT
Golden Gate Room at The Conference Center
Fort Mason Center
Marina Blvd and Buschman Street
San Francisco, CA 94123

AVAILABLE LIVE VIA SATELLITE & LIVE ON UFC.com

12 p.m. PT Doors Open for Media and Public
1 p.m. PT UFC® 139: PRESS CONFERENCE

· Dan Henderson – UFC light heavyweight contender
· Shogun Rua – UFC light heavyweight contender
· Wanderlei Silva – UFC middleweight contender

· Cung Le – UFC middleweight contender
· Urijah Faber – UFC bantamweight contender
· Brian Bowles – UFC bantamweight contender

*Media are encouraged to attend; video and interview opportunities.
*Media Parking: Convention Center Parking Lot, courtesy of UFC.
*Free and open to the public.

[Fighting Eagle]

I just watched to fight this morning, looks like Cung got caught with a few hard clips. Is it me or did I notice that he dropped his hands an awful lot? I wonder who's next for him? How many fights does he have in his contract?

Oh well, he's still a champ in my book!

[jason.]

Guessing maybe Leben?

Have to say, Shogun vs Henderson blew me away.

[GeneChing]

UFC took good care of me. I was seated ringside - press seat A 19 - right behind the ring girls. Best seat in the house. I've never been that close to the cage for such a major event.

Shogun vs. Hendo - wow. I was on the edge of my seat for 25 minutes. What a fight!

UFC puts on a great show. I had my trepidations as there was a delay in getting my press pass cleared, and of course, being from the Bay Area, I've been supporting Strikeforce since the first legal fight in CA. This was my first UFC show, and I now see why they are #1. Fantastic production value - very professional and very entertaining - simply spectacular.

Unfortunately, I didn't apply for a photo pass, so I wasn't allowed to take photos from my seat. I took some outside the press zone and will post those later today, along with more comments.

It is my earnest wish that all of you get to see a live UFC event someday. Every martial artist should treat themselves to at least one UFC event in their lifetime.

[MysticNinjaJay]

I recorded the fight on DVR. What a tough loss for Cung Le.

Losing in front of the hometown crowd and so brutally.

He did put up a good fight though.

I wonder if he will fight again.

One the plus side he did win fight of the night in his UFC debut.

[GeneChing]

I didn't post many as I didn't apply for a photo pass, so I couldn't shoot from the press area. That was my bad. This was my first live UFC fight, so I wasn't familiar with press protocols. Next time, I'll try to bring a photographer.

UFC®139: SHOGUN vs. HENDERSON (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150397489279363.416182.135964689362&type=3)

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Wandy at the post-fight conference. At least Cung laid a few good ones on him.

[GeneChing]

He certainly cashed out big on this fight. He actually made more because this figure doesn't account for the fight of the night bonus, which Dana awarded to both Shogun vs. Hendo and Cung v.s Wandy. That's another $70K.


UFC 139 Fighter Salaries: Cung Le Tops the Payroll (http://mmaweekly.com/ufc-139-fighter-salaries-cung-le-tops-the-payroll)
Posted on November 21, 2011 by MMAWeekly.com Staff

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The California State Athletic Commission on Monday released the UFC 139 fighter salaries.

Dan Henderson scored a unanimous decision victory over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in what most are calling an instant classic. It was a stunning back-and-forth battle over five rounds, both fighters nearly succumbing on multiple occasions.

UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson took place Saturday, Nov. 19, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

The following figures are based on the fighter salary information that promoters are required by law to submit to the state athletic commissions, including the winners’ bonuses.

Although mixed martial arts fighters do not have collective bargaining or a union, the fighters’ salaries are still public record, just as with every other major sport in the United States. Any undisclosed bonuses that a promoter also pays its fighters, but does not disclose to the athletic commissions (specifically, pay-per-view bonuses, fight of the night bonuses, etc.), are not included in the figures below.

UFC 139 FIGHTER SALARIES

Dan Henderson: $250,000 (no win bonus)
def. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua: $165,000

Wanderlei Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus)
def. Cung Le: $350,000

Urijah Faber: $64,000 (includes $32,000 win bonus)
def. Brian Bowles: $19,000

Martin Kampmann: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus)
def. Rick Story: $19,000

Stephan Bonnar: $68,000 (includes $34,000 win bonus)
def. Kyle Kingsbury: $10,000

Ryan Bader: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
def. Jason Brilz: $13,000

Michael McDonald: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
def. Alex Soto: $6,000

Chris Weidman: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Tom Lawlor: $12,000

Gleison Tibau: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
def. Rafael Dos Anjos: $16,000

Miguel Torres: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Nick Pace: $4,000

Seth Baczynski: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Brown: $12,000

Danny Castillo: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
def. Shamar Bailey: $8,000

UFC 139 DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $1,524,000

[Lucas]

wow...cung made out good on the scrilla..

[GeneChing]

I just talked to Cung. He's doing well. He heals fast. He emailed me these photos to post. The first one, the 'day after' pic, has already been circulated a lot on the web.

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Photo courtesy of Cung Le: 11/20/2011

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Photo courtesy of Cung Le: 12/6/2011

[GeneChing]

Hendo vs. Shogun was the best MMA match that I have ever seen live.

Mixed Martial Arts - Henderson stops Shogun in rematch (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/mixed-martial-arts-henderson-stops-shogun-rematch-211748754--mma.html)
Dan Henderson stopped Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC Fight Night 38 in a hard-hitting rematch between the two.
By Yahoo! US | Eurosport – 18 hours ago

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Eurosport - Dan Henderson
The rematch did not last as long as the first war, but it was no less brutal.
Back in 2011, Henderson won a razor-close decision over "Shogun" Rua after five rounds but Sunday it took "Hendo" under three rounds to knock the former UFC light heavyweight champion out with a right hook to the nose and strikes on the ground.
"This one probably means more than most," the two-time Olympic wrestler and two-division world champion said.
"'Shogun' has been such a big part of mixed martial arts and is such a talented and tough fighter."
In the first round, Henderson and Rua traded left punches and knockdowns. Henderson struck first, rocking the Brazilian before eating a right-left combo himself, next, and getting dropped to the mat.
From there, Rua finished the round on top of Henderson. In the second round, Shogun dropped Henderson again with a huge uppercut punch.
Henderson managed to survive the round but appeared to be on his way out of the fight, heading into the third period. Rua paid for letting Henderson stick around when, in the third round, "Hollywood Dan" threw a right hook on separation from the clinch with his younger foe that landed right on the button on Rua and dropped the home town fighter.
Rua spun and rolled backwards on the mat before Henderson followed up with punches to the head, forcing referee Herb Dean to step in and call a halt to the bout. The win snaps a three-right losing streak for Henderson.
The loss is Rua's third in his last four bouts.