{"id":827272,"date":"2025-02-15T13:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T19:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/15\/jason-statham-was-surprised-when-a-combat-sports-legend-turned-up-to-his-movie-set-i-cant-believe-youre-here\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T13:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T19:12:09","slug":"jason-statham-was-surprised-when-a-combat-sports-legend-turned-up-to-his-movie-set-i-cant-believe-youre-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/15\/jason-statham-was-surprised-when-a-combat-sports-legend-turned-up-to-his-movie-set-i-cant-believe-youre-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Statham was surprised when a combat sports legend turned up to his movie set\u2026 \u2018I can\u2019t believe you\u2019re here\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<article id=\"post-163059\">\n<p><strong>As a massive fight fan, Jason Statham was overjoyed when one of the greatest combat sports stars of all time turned up to meet him while he was in the middle of filming a movie. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The actor and the reigning world champion enjoyed chatting away with one another.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1915574178-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Statham attends the UK Premiere of \"The Beekeeper\" at Vue Leicester Square on January 10, 2024 in London, England.\" ><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption title=\"Jason Statham attends the UK Premiere of \"The Beekeeper\" at Vue Leicester Square on January 10, 2024 in London, England.\">Photo by Max Cisotti\/Dave Benett\/WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<h2>Jason Statham was over the moon to meet Rico Verhoeven<\/h2>\n<p>In his incredible career, <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/rico-verhoeven\/\">Rico Verhoeven<\/a> has proven himself as one of the best strikers to ever lace-up the gloves.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning Glory kickboxing world champion, has become a global superstar, with famous faces around the world resonating with the Dutchman\u2019s fighting heart.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"'I WOULD LOVE IT'... Rico Verhoeven excited about Francis Ngannou crossover fight\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ncMOCQwHgMw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>With so much success, the popular fighter has had the opportunity to travel the world, once heading to the UK, where, by chance, Jason Statham was filming a movie.<\/p>\n<p>When their mutual connections realized that the two stars were both in the country, they went above and beyond to ensure their paths crossed in person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2024\/12\/15\/how-jean-claude-van-damme-helped-rico-verhoeven-discover-his-biggest-passion-outside-of-kickboxing\/\">How Jean-Claude Van Damme helped Rico Verhoeven discover his passion for acting<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with Bloody Elbow, Verhoeven, said: \u201cA fun story is how I met Jason Statham. I was in London doing an interview. Friends of mine approached me from LA. They said, \u2018Yo, we\u2019re in London, we\u2019re shooting a movie with Jason, come over. Jason would love to meet you\u2019. Of course, he\u2019s a huge martial arts fan. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey sent me the address, and it was an hour-and-a-half drive. It was crazy; London is huge. We went there, and I met Jason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was there just waiting while he was working. He was like, \u2018I can\u2019t believe you\u2019re here, it\u2019s so nice to meet you\u2019. I was like, \u2018I\u2019m happy to be here\u2019. That was one of my coolest moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bekijk hier de samenvatting van monsterpartij Rico Verhoeven vs. Levi Rigters | Glory Collision 7\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uPA8Sdc2BkM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Randy Couture reveals what it\u2019s really like to work alongside Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone in The Expendables<\/h2>\n<p>Verhoeven isn\u2019t the only fighting icon Statham has had the privilege of meeting in his acting career.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the Brit has actually featured alongside former UFC champion, <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/randy-couture\/\">Randy Couture<\/a>, in The Expendables films.<\/p>\n<p>The warrior recently spoke to Bloody Elbow about his experience of working with the two acting phenoms, <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2024\/11\/05\/randy-couture-reveals-what-it-was-really-like-to-work-with-sylvester-stallone-and-jason-statham-in-the-expendables-only-sly-could-pull-that-off\/\">revealing some behind-the-scenes secrets of what happened while filming these movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sheesh: <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2024\/12\/21\/tom-aspinall-explains-the-reason-hed-love-to-train-with-brock-lesnar-in-a-battle-of-the-giants\/\">Tom Aspinall explains the reason he\u2019d love to train with Brock Lesnar in a battle of the giants<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> James Sweetnam <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2024\/12\/21\/jason-statham-was-surprised-when-a-combat-sports-legend-turned-up-to-his-movie-set-i-cant-believe-youre-here\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a massive fight fan, Jason Statham was overjoyed when one of the greatest combat sports stars of all time turned up to meet him while he was in the middle of filming a movie. The actor and the reigning world champion enjoyed chatting away with one another. 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