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Cung Le relishing 'dangerous' fight with Belfort

Cung Le has only suffered one MMA defeat © Getty Images

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Cung Le has confirmed he will fight Vitor Belfort at UFC 139, labelling the bout "two dangerous guys in a ring".

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Le, known as the Human Highlight Reel, has not fought MMA since June 2010. That night he was victorious in spectacular fashion against Scott Smith, winning via knockout after a spinning back kick.

The 39-year-old has taken steps into the movie business over recent years, including parts in Tekken and Fighting. However, he will put that side of his life on hold to finally compete in the UFC for the first time.

Belfort recently revealed the match-up, and now Le has confirmed he is heading for San Jose for a card also featuring the likes of Urijah Faber, Brian Bowles, Rick Story, Martin Kampmann and Ryan Bader. Belfort recently claimed he did not know who Le was, but the black belt taekwondo star is not prepared to enter into a war of words.

"I'll be in San Jose for UFC 139 and I'm fighting Vitor Belfort," Le confirmed via Heavy.com. "I'm very excited and honoured 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.

"What Vitor says doesn't bother me. He can talk all he wants. We'll take care of business on November 19th. 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.

"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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