A legend of martial arts cinema has taken issue with ‘The Problem Child’.
Jake Paul recently watched his fiancée win a gold medal by smashing a speed skating record at this 12 months’s Winter Olympics.
While supporting Jutta Leerdam has been his primary focus to date this 12 months, there’s after all the small matter of his own profession to take care of.
An update was recently issued on Paul’s plans for his next fight, with him already telling his business partner Nakisa Bidarian to begin some negotiations.
As is usually the case, the controversial star’s team won’t should spend much time looking to seek out those who need to step contained in the ring with him.
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Valentina Shevchenko desires to see Jake Paul accept Jean-Claude Van Damme’s challenge
Anthony Joshua said Jake Paul should proceed fighting top boxers after he became the second man to beat the controversial star in December.
Before facing the previous two-time heavyweight champion, ‘The Problem Child’ built his record by facing several big names from the world of MMA.
A video posted on Instagram saw the 29-year-old get issued a challenge by a special form of competitor who was complimentary of his last fight.
Jean-Claude Van Damme could also be known for being an motion star within the 80s and 90s but a giant a part of his success was his legitimate martial arts background.
Van Damme called Paul out for a fight, saying that his opponent can pick the placement and he’ll give a few of his purse to charity.
“K-1 against boxing without low kicks and without elbows,” he said. “I is not going to stop until you say yes. What do you’ve to lose?… I’m a traditional guy who just desires to kick your a–, easy as that.”
The video attracted the interest of UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, who shared her support for the matchup.
“The legend and father of western world Thai boxing, Jean Claude Van Damme, will smoke baby Jake Paul and seek revenge for everybody!” she wrote on X. “The old skool truly represents the true deal.”
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Jean Claude Van Damme got on the mistaken side of a former UFC champion by kicking him
In 2018, Cody Garbrandt wasn’t joyful with Jean-Claude Van Damme when sharing his thoughts on a wierd video of the Hollywood star kicking him.
‘No Love’ recalled in an appearance on The MMA Hour that ‘JCVD’ had come to Team Alpha Male and commenced things on a foul foot after he was two hours late and took an extended time to warm up.
Garbrandt, who had only recently lost his bantamweight title, said that everybody within the gym stopped what they were doing after Van Damme kicked him within the face and commenced crying when apologizing.
“It was only a circus act, to be honest,” Garbrandt said. “I looked over at this buddy and his manager. I used to be like, ‘You gotta get this guy out of my face’.”