Jean-Claude Van Damme wants to fight Jake Paul.<\/p>\n
The B-movie action hero, who is starting to look like one of the Goombas from the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie, issued a challenge last week to the \u201chandsome\u201d and \u201cbeautiful\u201d celebrity boxer. Van Damme is pitching a modified rules bout for the end of 2026, pitting kickboxing against boxing.<\/p>\n
\u201cHi Jake, this is JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bloodsport. Let\u2019s do a fight, a real fight, of course,\u201d Van Damme said on social media. \u201cI promise you, I will not kick below the belt, which means no low kick, so I don\u2019t break your knee, I don\u2019t break your ankle. That\u2019s No. 1. No. 2, you cover yourself, same for me, I guess. You\u2019ve done a good fight with \u2018AJ,\u2019 people make fun, but you were very courageous.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt can be done in Macau, in Las Vegas, it can be in Middle East, Paris, the UK,\u201d Van Damme continued. \u201cI like Macau or Dubai or Abu Dhabi, whatever. Saudi Arabia. You choose the place and I\u2019ll give 15 percent of my profit to charity. You can do the same. If not, your decision. K1 without boxing, without low kick and-or without elbow. I will not stop until you say yes. What do you have to lose? You are handsome. You are beautiful, I don\u2019t drive a Ferrari, I don\u2019t use my spray perfume. I am a normal guy who just want to kick your ass. Simple like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wow, 15 percent, so generous!<\/p>\n
UFC flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko, is backing Van Damme.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Legend and Father of Western World Thai Boxing, Jean Claude Van Damme, will smoke baby Jake Paul and seek revenge for everyone!\u201d Shevchenko wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cThe old school truly represents the real deal!\u201d<\/p>\n Revenge? Revenge for what?<\/p>\n Not surprisingly, Paul has yet to respond to Van Damme\u2019s challenge (and probably won\u2019t).<\/p>\n