Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten
Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten]; born 24 February 1965) is a Dutch retired mixed martial artist, Karate and Taekwondo blackbelt, and Muay Thai kickboxer. He was a UFC Heavyweight Champion, a three-time King of Pancrase world champion, and finished his career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak. FightMextrix wrote this when Rutten got inducted into the UFC Hall Of Fame: "FightMetric, the official statistics provider for the UFC, ran the numbers on Rutten’s career. They back up the Dutchman’s inclusion into the...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionMMA Fighter
Date of Birth24 February 1965
CityTilburg, Netherlands
As long as you fight, you cannot lose... if you leave everything out there, it doesn't matter if you win or lose. To me you can never lose.
I dont believe in an eye for an eye, I believe in two eyes for an eye
Apparently, the the only way to kill a lion is by rear naked choke. Personally, I’d just kick it in the head.
I love palm strikes because you have a longer reach. Normally, when you give a left hook and then a right straight, you are too close for the right straight. Why? Because the hook is shorter.
It is better to do too much than to do too little.
Everybody knows a guillotine choke, and most know how to get to one. But if you can create a different way to get to that choke, then you're going to surprise people. However, that will only happen one time, because once it gets used that one time, everyone will see that and start to train for it.
I wanted to be the Dutch Bruce Jenner - that was my goal. He was my hero.