Cung Le is set to square off against Rich Franklin in the main event this Saturday night at UFC Macau.
UFC Macau will mark the organizations first trek to China.
Check out the video below thanks to Dhiraj Mirchandani of Cung Le’s open workout session. The open workout was hosted by Urijah Faber.
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