Weird Revelation of the Day: Dave Chappelle Training in MMA?
by Discman2 on Dec 17, 2008 6:22 PM EST
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This has 'WTF' written all over it. 'Half Baked' star Dave Chappelle was recently on ESPN radio. Among the topics discussed was, strangely, the UFC and it's rise in popularity. Chappelle was asked if he enjoyed or followed MMA:
Yeah I watch it sometimes, It’s always been something I wanted to do. I don’t mean I’m looking for a career in it , but you know I would probably do it just for maybe one or two fights.
Chappelle went on to explain his current training:
Like I said earlier man, its only a hobby, but I like training hard. Obviously with my career I’m always all over the place, but when I’m in Vegas, I try and stop in at Xtreme Couture, cause Randy is my boy. But yeah you know, if I’m in a place for more than a few days, I’ll go and train. I really like training down at ATT, they got some awesome guys there.
When asked who Chappelle would most like to fight if he ever were to compete:
It doesn’t really matter to me man, I mean if i train hard and correctly it shouldn’t matter. It would be pretty fun to fight Rogan though. I know he trains and is a badass he is pretty big, but it would still be fun . Id like to fight Kat Williams too, yeah I’d really like to fight him.
Though it is no surprise that there are celebrities out there who like MMA and there are those who even train in a martial art as a hobby it does sound sort of strange to hear. The most notable celebrities I can think of who love MMA or martial arts and even train for fun, besides Joe Rogan and Kevin James, is star of the great 1990s TV series 'Married With Children', Ed O'Neil (a black belt in BJJ under Rorion Gracie). The other celebrity that comes to mind is musician, Maynard James Keenan. The lead singer of Tool and A Perfect Circle has studied under Rickson Gracie and last I heard was a purple belt in BJJ.
This revelation from Chappelle just strikes me as kind of odd, but then again Dave Chappelle is an odd person. One day he's going on sabbatical to Africa, the next he's training at Xtreme Couture. Talk about odd.
Anyways, I'd imagine Chappelle has a mean uppercut.
**I haven't been able to find audio of the interview and I'll admit the story comes from a less than reliable source, I mean for christs sake the site reporting this also has a story up saying the old broad from Golden Girls is running Afflcition now. That doesn't really spell reliable, but if it were true it would be funny.
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Second that.
This is great stuff.
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by Richard Wade on Dec 17, 2008 6:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I love Dave Chappelle, I love MMA, I love this article. Though I’m damn jealous that he gets to train at Xtreme Couture and ATT.
It also begs the question: what other celebrities train MMA? Beyond those previously mentioned, I can think of:
-Jason Statham
-Michael Clark Duncan (apparently trains BJJ – scary)
-Nick Cage
-Maynard James Keenan
-David Mamet
-Guy Ritchie
-David Akers (the NFL kicker)
Anyone have any others?
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by AJB on Dec 17, 2008 6:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Cant think of any off the top of my head but, because he is infinitely awesome, I edited in Maynard James Keenan to the Fan Post. Props for remembering that.
Actually come to think of it I remember Shaq trains in MMA during the offseason
by Discman2 on Dec 17, 2008 7:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jeffery Donovan, who plays Michael Weston on Burn Notice does Jiu-Jitsu, on top of having a black belt in Karate and having 6 years of aikido. They even incorporate it into the show. I think I remember the guy pulling guard once, and I think he even got a triangle on somebody in a later episode. Man, I love that show.
by Rundownloser on Dec 17, 2008 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That is an awesome show. I must have missed the triangle choke episode.
by Cannon Jacques on Dec 17, 2008 11:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know Sambo too well, but I think that he used some in the episode that dealt with that Russian syndicate.
by Rundownloser on Dec 18, 2008 2:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jonathan Lipnicki
I’ll let you guys google his name if you don’t recognize it
by charibofjustice on Dec 17, 2008 7:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Writer/Director John Milius
I can’t believe I forgot him, he came up with the Octagon for Rorian Gracie!
by charibofjustice on Dec 17, 2008 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
no way. The kid from that Tom Cruise movie?
by Discman2 on Dec 17, 2008 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In regards to Lipnicki
It must be a letdown when the high point of your life happened when you were too young to remember it :(
by skwirrl on Dec 17, 2008 9:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!
Do you know the human head weighs 8 pounds?
by skwirrl on Dec 17, 2008 9:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t mind watching Chapelle vs Rogan.
by mythbuster on Dec 17, 2008 9:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Santonio Holmes...
I’ll counter the Maynard James Keenan w/ Marilyn Manson, he’s a black belt in Jeet Kun Do.
Roy Jones, Jr is also dabbling in BJJ.
by Gunslinger20 on Dec 17, 2008 11:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Paul Walker
Rikki Rocket is a bjj black belt
One of teh dudes from Tool
Eliot Marshall: Bader won. Like I said in the episode, I'm not going to make any excuses. It's my job to be able to deal with when somebody's doing that. It's not his job to change up his tactics.
http://eliotmarshall.com/
by BJJDenver on Dec 17, 2008 11:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
also
as posted before, george Lucas’ daughter fights mma
Eliot Marshall: Bader won. Like I said in the episode, I'm not going to make any excuses. It's my job to be able to deal with when somebody's doing that. It's not his job to change up his tactics.
http://eliotmarshall.com/
by BJJDenver on Dec 18, 2008 12:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably why he posts here so often…
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
by misterjonez on Dec 18, 2008 3:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone smell a celebrity mma reality series coming??
Eliot Marshall: Bader won. Like I said in the episode, I'm not going to make any excuses. It's my job to be able to deal with when somebody's doing that. It's not his job to change up his tactics.
http://eliotmarshall.com/
by BJJDenver on Dec 17, 2008 11:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
A few more...
Sean patrick Flannery (Boondock Saints, Young Indiana Jones)
Ed Oneil (Al Bundy)
Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin RIP
Guy Ritchie (directed Snatch)
Eliot Marshall: Bader won. Like I said in the episode, I'm not going to make any excuses. It's my job to be able to deal with when somebody's doing that. It's not his job to change up his tactics.
http://eliotmarshall.com/
by BJJDenver on Dec 18, 2008 12:11 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
sorry ajb, I missed you had guy ritchie.
Eliot Marshall: Bader won. Like I said in the episode, I'm not going to make any excuses. It's my job to be able to deal with when somebody's doing that. It's not his job to change up his tactics.
http://eliotmarshall.com/
by BJJDenver on Dec 18, 2008 12:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Having a hard time believing he’s being serious but if so..wow?
by lbk on Dec 18, 2008 10:03 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
SHaquille Oneal trains BJJ
im not impressed with your performance
by troy145 on Dec 18, 2008 1:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Like he was fighting a little kid.
by Nick Thomas on Dec 18, 2008 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that guy he was rolling with is a 2-0 pro fighter
im not impressed with your performance
by troy145 on Dec 18, 2008 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d like to see Shaq fight Tim Sylvia.
"My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions." --George W. Bush, The Decider, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007
by lovingmma25 on Dec 18, 2008 3:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What did the five fingers say to the face?
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Dec 18, 2008 7:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
SLAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eliot Marshall: Bader won. Like I said in the episode, I'm not going to make any excuses. It's my job to be able to deal with when somebody's doing that. It's not his job to change up his tactics.
http://eliotmarshall.com/
by BJJDenver on Dec 18, 2008 8:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hear Werdum is training with Dave Chappelle
Or should I say Rick James?
by Discman2 on Dec 18, 2008 9:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I just… can’t… stop… watching. I’ve got both those gifs side by side on my screen and it’s HYPNOTIC!
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
by AJB on Dec 19, 2008 1:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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