Jean Claude Van Damme to fight in Vegas in October 2010

[Mortis]

http://thescienceof8limbs.com/2010/04/02/jean-claude-van-damme-versus-somluck-kamsing/

The fight was originally reported as suppose to take place back in March in China.. now this fight will be taking place in Vegas in October!

Jean Claude Van Damme, actor and kickboxer, will be taking on Olympic gold medalist, Somluck Kamsing in a Muay Thai match.

He is also reporting that he is filming a reality show that shows him training, 12 of the reported 36 episodes will be him training for the fight against Kansing.

Somluck Kansing is 38.. Jean Claude Van Damme is 50.

 

[S93]

He is gonna get destroyed imo.

 

[woody19]

miricles could happen you never know

 

[umpinpa22]

ought to be interesting to say the least! he looks so good doing those kicks in the movies! do you have to pay per view to see this match? i'm guessing yes!

 

[CasperJames]

He is gonna get destroyed imo.

I hope so. I've read and heard several stories about how big of a douche he is. Supposedly he's also claimed to have beat down other film stars who are martial artists. I remember someone asking Segal about getting whipped by him and he just laughed.

Anyone remember the name of that bodyguard that KOd him at a bar? I'm thinking Vinny something... He's in the stands at UFC fights every now and then.

 

[PasoTex]

This is ridiculous. I read that Van Damme had a serious cocaine addiction that I hope for his sake he has licked. Still, even if he were completely clean, a 50 year old man has no business in a muay thai ring, especially one who is not an experienced professional fighter. It looks to me like Van Damme is desperate for money and attention, so he's doing this. I hope he doesn't get seriously hurt.

 

[somm1]

Anyone watch his fairly recent movie JCVD? It humanized him in my eyes, and I was hoping it'd be the beginning of a comeback, as he seems to have become humbled, or at least his acting was giving me that impression.

Haven't heard much about him lately, until this thread. This fight sounds interesting, especially if he's taking it really seriously and not just trying to gimmick in to some money. Don't know anything about his opponent, but if it can be competitive, then maybe the comeback is still on.

 

[Mortis]

I actually liked the movie, JCVD.. he did a good job with that.

 

[somm1]

I actually liked the movie, JCVD.. he did a good job with that.

:five:

 

[jbatesm]

Not the best idea for him in my oppinion. He's going to get destroyed.

 

[PasoTex]

I saw JCVD close up at a boxing match in Vegas about 12 years ago. He was more of a star back then and had a nice-looking lady with him. What struck me about him was that he was quite short - he looked like he was about 5' 7" or so, and that he had an unfriendly demeanor -- like, "I'm a tough guy, don't mess with me."

 

[MijZmij]

This is really qool news

 

[Mortis]

Looks like the fight has been pushed back AGAIN to April 2011.. still in Vegas.