In 1994, Bill Clinton was president, OJ Simpson was on trial for murder, and Kurt Cobain 'shot himself.'  If any of you remember any of these things, you’ve still probably never seen this footage of Cung Le competing in San Shou.  Just one year after the UFC held their original event where Royce Gracie defeated three fighters in a single evening, Cung Le was winning martial arts tournaments while wearing head gear and boxing gloves.  You can spend the rest of the day wondering how he would have done in the early days of MMA.  We’ll probably even join you in your existential adventure.  My guess is that with six months of sprawl training, Cung Le could have potentially defeated Royce Gracie.  In that same universe, Fedor submitted Kimo and Joe Son, challenging Cung Le in the finals.  We have no idea who would have won that fight, only that Fedor remains undefeated in every other alternate universe.

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+3 # Schwan 2012-11-28 16:05

Awesome find, I didn't know about his background in wrestling. He clearly outclassed his opponents there. Are there any other fighters in the UFC who've been fighting at this level this long? That's crazy.

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+1 # Grundy 2012-11-28 19:24

heel hooks!

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+2 # The Truth Minister 2012-11-28 21:11

I agree with the decription.

Interesting that this "Kung Fu" is never really talked about

Precursor to MMA -- minus grappling

I guess China has had a history of competitive real fighting, mixing arts.

Sanshou/Sanda grappling and takedowns are great!

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+1 # CanadianHour4 2012-11-28 22:18

the excited guy at 13:03

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+2 # TheCatacomb 2012-11-29 23:11

lol@ the German Suplex being called a back flip

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+1 # comment 2012-12-01 13:28

hahahaha Mr. Bartholomew, my highschool chemistry teacher at 16:48 with a mustache!

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