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Video: The Jean-Claude Van Damme kick that infuriated Cody Garbrandt

In November, veteran actor Jean-Claude Van Damme paid a visit to Team Alpha Male in Sacramento. However, things did not end too well between him and former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt.

As Garbrandt himself explained in his appearance on the Real Quick with Mike Swick podcast, the situation almost got out of hand when he was hit in the mouth by one of Van Damme’s demo kicks.

I was like ‘I’m going to rip his head off, but it’s Jean-Claude what are you supposed to do?’ All of a sudden he looks at me, drops to his knees and starts crying and is like “My champion!