Van Damme in K-1

Van Damme negotiating a fight in K-1.

tags: lyoto machida karate badr hari mirko cro cop mauricio shogun fedor emelianenko martial arts pride fc ufc mma

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• Jean-Claude
• Van
• Damme
• K-1
• UFC
• PRIDE
• MMA
• lyoto
• machida
• karate
• badr
• hari
• mirko
• cro
• cop
• mauricio
• shogun
• fedor
• emelianenko
• martial
• arts

[k0ugar]

Van Damme vs. Bob Sapp

[turbofalkon]

there's a striking resemblance between Van Damme and GSP.

[tomeitngo]

Van Damme has nothing to prove, better off making movies, Seagal sucks.

[djani911]

Van Damme sucks...Seagal rules...

[unfeldetonymontana]

Van Damme in 007:

- Salut! Eu sunt Bond. James Bond! Tu?

- Eu sunt Damme. Van Damme. Claude Van Damme. Jean Claude Van damme

[bluesmodus]

Van Damme vs Chuck Norris

[carmodifire]

Van vs Damn. haha, jk

[monhabitior]

OMG VAN DAMME IS AN OLD FART HELL SOONER BREAK HIS LEG THAN KICK SOME8

[killerob666]

Van Damme Vs. Ion Iliescu

[como651]

@Blahb27 I agree he would have to adapt but someone who is good in one area usually can transition to do well in another. Take Brock Lesnar for example. He was totally WWF which people think is a joke but he was able to come over to MMA and become champion for nearly 2 years. The heart of a champion remains where he goes. Van Damme has the physical attributes and smarts to be successful. His age is the only thing working against him now.

[Blahb27]

@como651 That would be totally down to training. Most unadapted karatekas get destroyed in K1 matches. All of those who've ever won anything have adapted their background to include great levels of regular kickboxing, think Feitosa, or Teixeira, or better yet, the big champion Sem Schilt.

Therefore it's not a miracle this fight got cancelled. Karatekas generally have the hands as a weakness, and Khamsing, for a Thai (who are ussually all kicks), has great boxing in his arsenal.

[mehmett20]

@turbofalkon thats so true, now i know i wasnt the only one thinking that! :)