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Cody Garbrandt says he would rip Jean-Claude Van Damme’s ‘f---ing head off’ in real fight

Things almost got out of hand between former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and Hollywood martial arts star Jean-Claude Van Damme at the Team Alpha Male (TAM) headquarters last year.

Van Damme got into a light sparring session with Garbrandt and accidentally kicked him in the face.

At the time, Garbrandt was furious and was almost ready to retaliate with full force: “I was like ‘I’m going to rip his head off, but it’s Jean-Claude what are you supposed to do?’” he told former UFC contender Mike Swick in December.