The war between bas rutten and kevin randleman at ufc 20 was an instant classic showcasing the classic striker versus grappler battles that made the sport what it is today. The truth about mma legend bas rutten finally revealed. Grant looks at the evolution of fighters in the mid90s and the first fighters to find success by using a variety of skill sets, focusing on bas rutten s. Ruttens face grows messier as the fight wears on, with randleman seemingly in control.
He was the ufc heavyweight champion, a three time king of pancrase world champion, and finished his career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak 21 wins, 1 draw. Sebastian bas rutten is a dutchamerican actor, retired mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler. He along with duane ludwig provided demonstrations to students both young. Rutten suffers a broken nose while grinding it out with randleman for the better part of the first round. Bas rutten former ufc champion shrugged collective. With conor mcgregor and floyd mayweather fighting in mere days, the guys over. His professional record of 2841 contains only two ufc matches, one. Bas rutten lethal street fighting self defense system training dvd. Fightmetric, the official statistics provider for the ufc, ran the numbers on ruttens career.
In 30 fights in pancrase, rutten finished with a 2541 record. All of the years biggest stories outside of the octagon have already been covered at length, including the unprecedented numbers put up by one conor. This is the official website of mixedmartialarts llc. Bas rutten to be included in 2015 class of ufc hall of fame. He would no doubt be a ufc champ in 2016 if he was like 25 now. Its just seems odd to me to never hear about him even though he was ufc heavyweight champ and has a very impressive record. Bas rutten official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the light heavyweight fighter from netherlands. Bas rutten, a former ufc heavyweight champion and a threetime king of pancrase, will be inducted this july into the ufc hall of fame, promotion officials announced friday. A kickboxer who was recruited to compete in the original pancrase event in september 1993, the dutchman not only became perhaps.
Bas rutten will be keeping a close eye on ufc 223 this past saturday, rutten attended a special event in queens college. The two best fighters in the ufc heavyweight division, bas rutten and kevin randleman, go to war at ufc 20 in 1999. Rutten also gave us a breakdown for the two title bouts at ufc 223. Gaethje and the highlyanticipated fights such as tony ferguson vs. Jan 06, 2017 2016 was a year for the ufc record books. Much hype came attached to rutten and it was time to see if he could measure up. Katy evans goodreads author shelved 5 times as ufc avg rating 4. He could not defend the title do to injury and vacated his ufc belt. The truth about mma legend bas rutten finally revealed youtube.
Former ufc heavyweight champion bas rutten will take his place alongside other mma legends in the ufc hall of fame, dana white revealed late friday. Bas rutten official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the light heavyweight fighter from. Bas rutten fight record win ruben villareal ko leg kicks wfa king of the streets 1 3. Bas rutten on ufc 223, josh barnett freed from usada. Gaethje 05092020 current mma rankings updated 05032020 ufc 249.
Bas rutten sides with conor mcgregors ufc 223 bus rampage that caused damage to property and injuries to two fighters. Finally someone has stepped up to the plate and exposed one of the most hated personalities in mma, jerry millen. On july 7, 2007, tito ortiz became the first fighter to reach 20 fights in the ufc. His mma workout is an amazing cardio workout that anyone can download onto their ipod and listen whil. Rutten explained the possible outcomes of tony ferguson vs.
I recently completed bas ruttens, big books of combat volumes 1 and 2. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. Make sure to tell me which is your favourite in the comm. Jul 19, 20 bas rutten a legend in the world of mma with a ufc championship and 3 pancrase championships. Bas rutten breaks down ufc 223s two title fights exclusive. With njpw sakura genesis coming up this sunday april 1 and wrestlemania week upon us, things are getting wild in the world of wrestling. On september 8, 2018, jim miller became the first fighter to reach 30 fights in the ufc. Judge tim catalfo scores the fight for kevin randleman, judge skip hall scores it for bas rutten, and judge dan miragliotta scores it for your winner by split decision, bas rutten. He came out of a 7 year retirement in order to fight rickson gracie, due to money complications. Elite mma hardcore mma training with ufc heavyweight.
Bas rutten vs kevin randleman fight result ufc 20 battle. Below is a list of records held in the ultimate fighting championship ufc. Justin gaethje for the interim ufc lightweight belt, henry cejudo watch video. He had great striking, self taught decent grappling game i remember one time he saw an advertisement for pancrase on the street where the guy was doing a leg lock, and that night he did the leg lock that he had only ever seen once. Khabib nurmagomedov says hes absolutely training and ready to fight on.
He was a ufc heavyweight champion, a threetime king of pancrase world champion, and finished his career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak. Bas rutten is a dude you dont want to piss off, but hes also a worldclass entertainer, appearing in films here comes the boom, video games, bar fights, and generally just kicking ass in. You will find all 32 fights, complete with commentary. Bas rutten pens a heartbreaking tribute to kevin randleman. May 05, 2018 bas rutten sides with conor mcgregors ufc 223 bus rampage that caused damage to property and injuries to two fighters. Bas rutten is a dutch retired mma legend, karate and taekwondo blackbelt, and muay thai kickboxer.
On december 16, 1994, royce gracie became the first fighter to reach 10 fights in the ufc. Over on the mixed martial arts side, things are just as hectic. Just go to itunes and type bas rutten and whoop, there is it. Rutten suffered two losses to ufc hall of famer ken shamrock and another to kens adopted brother, frank. Jerry millen recently took part in an interview with cbs and former pride announcer bas rutten decided enough was enough so he made a post revealing the dirt on jerry millen. Oct 08, 2017 johnson 2721 set a ufc record by eclipsing anderson silva for his 11th title defense on saturday in the comain event of ufc 216 at tmobile arena in las vegas. Bas rutten a legend in the world of mma with a ufc championship and 3 pancrase championships. Fightmetric wrote this when rutten got inducted into the ufc hall of fame. Now you can be ufc hall of famer and threetime king of pancrase bas rutten in ea sports ufc 2 s light heavyweight division.
Bas rutten was offered a super fight deal under pride fc against wanderlei silva, but do to bass past injuries bas requested that the match would be under k1 kickboxing rules but with mma. When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Randleman controls early with the use of his power and body weight. Bas rutten to be included in 2015 class of ufc hall of. The average male is 4,000% less effective in fights than they imagine. Bas rutten believes that conor mcgregor can make a positive change in his following his ufc 223 media day debacle back in april. The ufc s dark ages were approaching and the promotions future was in limbo. Grant looks at the evolution of fighters in the mid90s and the first fighters to find success by using a variety of skill sets, focusing on bas ruttens. A brief history of mma legend bas rutten being awesome. Bas rutten was offered a super fight deal under pride fc against wanderlei silva, but do to bas s past injuries bas requested that the match would be under k1 kickboxing rules but with mma. Published by master fighter, these monster books consists of over a thousand pages, with over five thousand detailed step by step pictures. He was a ufc heavyweight champion, a threetime king of pancrase world champion, and finished his career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak 21 wins, 1 draw. Bas rutten is a former ufc heavyweight champion, but he is probably best known today as a tv presenter, and the host of the inside mma program he was recently in singapore to work as a.
Bas rutten on ufc 249, his street fights, yakuza in pride, tony vs. Hes been everywhere, hes done everything, and when you catch up with them, rest assured its going to be a blast and hes going to have an awesome story to tell you. Mma legend bas rutten scares brian urlacher cbs baltimore. Bas rutten the bas rutten mma workout is now available. Weve compiled a list of some of the most impressive accomplishments in ufc history. Johnson 2721 set a ufc record by eclipsing anderson silva for his 11th title defense on saturday in the comain event of ufc 216 at tmobile arena in las vegas. Bas rutten career mma fights all 32 fights with commentary. He lies on top of rutten for most of the fight, with rutten doing his best to strike from the bottom and randleman occassionally striking down on rutten. Although the ufc was still pretty new at that time i would say hes one of the pioneers of the sport atleast. Kevin randleman ufc 20 the two best fighters in the ufc heavyweight division, bas rutten and kevin randleman, go to war at ufc 20 in 1999. Victoire, tsuyoshi kohsaka, ko, ufc 18road to the heavyweight title, 181999, 1 14. Ufc hall of famer sebastiaan bas rutten is a true mma pioneer. He is a 3time undefeated world champion in japan for the organization pancrase and an undefeated ufc heavy weight champion. May 23, 2015 bas rutten, a former ufc heavyweight champion and a threetime king of pancrase, will be inducted this july into the ufc hall of fame, promotion officials announced friday.
Over 29,000 covid19 cases, 1,400 deaths reported menu. Sep 10, 2011 bas rutten is a former ufc heavyweight champion, but he is probably best known today as a tv presenter, and the host of the inside mma program he was recently in singapore to work as a. The bas rutten mma workout is now available on itunes. Bas rutten is a dude you dont want to piss off, but hes also a worldclass entertainer, appearing in films here comes the boom, video games, bar fights, and generally just. Inside i was stunned by the precise tips and tricks for effective noholdsbarred mixed martial arts training and fighting techniques. A large section of the book covers ufc events from the stone age freak shows that began with ufc i to the slickly packaged recent ufc events which have raised the sports status from what was perceived as, at best, fringe entertainment to a vital, global sport which has spawned renewed interest in the martial arts throughout the world.
Fightmetric wrote this when rutten got inducted into the. Valor bare knuckle vbk1 jack the outlaw may vs mark the hands of godbeer duration. Since its inception, the ultimate fighting championship has been the standardbearer of the highest level of competition in the sport that eventually came to be known as mixed martial arts. Stephie haynes, bas rutten talks about breaking a new world record with karate combat archive, sur bloody elbow. Khabib nurmagomedov says hes absolutely training and ready to fight on april 18 but with no location for ufc 249. They back up the dutchmans inclusion into the ufc hall of fame and. Where does bas rutten rank among the all time greats. Sep 15, 2015 ufc hall of famer sebastiaan bas rutten is a true mma pioneer. Bas rutten speaks to submission radio about ufc 249 ferguson vs. Ele foi campeao do pesopesado do ufc e ganhou o titulo king of pancrase tres vezes. He is currently the star of punk payback on fuel tv and cohost of inside mma on axs. Oct 17, 2011 a large section of the book covers ufc events from the stone age freak shows that began with ufc i to the slickly packaged recent ufc events which have raised the sports status from what was perceived as, at best, fringe entertainment to a vital, global sport which has spawned renewed interest in the martial arts throughout the world.