A few months ago, I decided to do the entire universe a favor. For several days and nights, I immersed myself into the chaotically limber world of Jean-Claude Van Damme in search of a simple answer: How would JCVD’s leading men — all of them charismatic, objective-driven and well-versed in violence — fare in a sanctioned, modern, MMA environment? It was a difficult task. But, with the help of some state-of-the-art data-analyzing equipment (my eyes) and extremely sophisticated science tools (my fingers), I was able to produce the world’s most important document (a very silly thing), which was published in two parts last November. The series was met with widespread … Continue reading Van Damme’s Leading Men as MMA Fighters: Part Three