Cung Le Not Thinking of Jake Shields

Cung Le, back for awhile from his sojourn to Hollywood, says he’s taking it one step at a time and preparing for this Strikeforce bout with Scott Smith.

The card at Strikeforce: Evolution on December 19 also features Robbie Lawler and Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal.

MAIN CARD

CUNG LE (6-0) VS SCOTT SMITH (16-6)

• RONALDO “JACARE” SOUZA (10-2) VS MATT “THE LAW” LINDLAND (21-6)
• “RUTHLESS” ROBBIE LAWLER (16-5) VS TBA
• MUHAMMED “KING MO” LAWAL (5-0) VS TBA

TIME
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2009 – 10:00PM/ET (PRELIMS AT 8:00PM)

HOW TO WATCH
LIVE ON SHOWTIME – TICKETS

One thing’s for sure, all the smack talk Jake Shields was doing after taking the Strikeforce middleweight title that Le vacated had to have had some effect…

ABOUT
The stakes will be high when STRIKEFORCE closes out a spectacular 2009 with the return of one of the most prolific and exciting fighters in Mixed Martial Arts – unbeaten former STRIKEFORCE world middleweight champion Cung Le, who will face Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith in the main event of a star-studded lineup at HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. on Saturday, Dec. 19, on SHOWTIME.

Joining Le (6-0) and Smith (16-6) will be three other outstanding and widely recognized 185-pound stalwarts, “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler (16-5), Matt “The Law” Lindland (21-6) and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (10-2) as well as light heavyweight star (205 pounds) Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (5-0). Lindland will face Souza in what represents both fighters’ STRIKEFORCE debuts. Opponents for Lawler and “King Mo,” whose start will also be his first with STRIKEFORCE, will be announced soon.

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