Actors in MMA

[cyrusthevyrus]

In the 80s , there were good martial artists that were actors.
Van Damme kickboxing champ
Lungren karate champ
Bruce Lee kung fu champ
Chuck Norris karate champ
Steven Seagal energy mental martial arts champ

why those days no actor is a martial artist? (not mma, but in any martial art)

please dont mention Rampage or Woodley are actors...or Randy

 

[AmericanMMA]

Jim Carrey was UFC MW champ

 

[LastBlood]

In the 80s , there were good martial artists that were actors.
Van Damme kickboxing champ
Lungren karate champ
Bruce Lee kung fu champ
Chuck Norris karate champ
Steven Seagal energy mental martial arts champ

why those days no actor is a martial artist? (not mma, but in any martial art)

please dont mention Rampage or Woodley are actors...or Randy

I love van damme but he never was a kickboxing champion and Bruce lee never was a kung fu champ. Bruce had few semi contact point fights against nobodys

 

[Slatersan]

Gina Carano is becoming a successful actress. She was a big part of the Mandalorian which was the #1 series for a bit.

 

[CTEGod]

Bruce Lee died in 1973...

 

[cyrusthevyrus]

Bruce Lee died in 1973...

is he dead ????

 

[cyrusthevyrus]

Jim Carrey was UFC MW champ

 

[jsbx45]

Lesnar?

 

[ConorFacts]

 

[Zarate]

Yuriy Boyka aka Scott Adkins - Black Belt Taekwondo

 

[MrDoctor]

They don't really make movies like those anymore. But I'm sure a lot of actors train in some type of martial arts but they have other talents, like actually acting, so they don't need to lean so heavily on it like Van Damme or Chuck Norris had to.

 

[ulysse]

Tony Jaa

 

[ninja boot]

I'd take a shitty ninja movie any day over another avengers movie.

 

[ulysse]

In the 80s , there were good martial artists that were actors.
Van Damme kickboxing champ
Lungren karate champ
Bruce Lee kung fu champ
Chuck Norris karate champ
Steven Seagal energy mental martial arts champ

why those days no actor is a martial artist? (not mma, but in any martial art)

please dont mention Rampage or Woodley are actors...or Randy

Jet Lee

 

[ulysse]

couture :

 

[Steve-French]

Bas Rutten has had some decent rolls.

Kevin Can Wait
Paul Blart
Here Comes the Boom
King of Queens
GTA IV
Zoo Keeper

 

[cyrusthevyrus]

Tony Jaa
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was he in fighting?

 

[ulysse]

was he in fighting?

I thought so. But after reading your question, here is what I've found :
"there is no evidence that he ever fought competitively (or for real)."
But he trained for many techniques.