Bas Rutten is one of the most entertaining yet enigmatic figures in the world of mixed martial arts. Not only does he have training in combat sports at the highest level with some of the world’s greatest instructors, teachers, and mentors but he also proved his ability through competition reaching the sport’s pinnacle or Super Bowl Championship of MMA if you will…the UFC Heavyweight Championship; with that being said it is probably a safe bet that we could all learn a thing or two from Bas.
Rutten is not just a UFC Hall of Famer but arguably one of the greatest of the greats who hold the honor of having won the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Rutten was also the King of Pancrase (a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion) three times and finished his career on an incredible 22 fight unbeaten streak! When he was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame FightMetric had this to say in regards to Rutten’s achievements inside the ring/cage:”FightMetric, the official statistics provider for the UFC, ran the numbers on Rutten’s career.
They back up the Dutchman’s inclusion into the UFC Hall of Fame and then some. In the 4-hours,”FightMetric, the official statistics provider for the UFC, ran the numbers on Rutten’s career. They back up the Dutchman’s inclusion into the UFC Hall of Fame and then some. In the 4-hours, 27-minutes, and 8-seconds he spent as a pro fighter, Rutten scored 13 knockdowns without getting dropped himself, his significant strike accuracy was 70.6%, the highest FightMetric has ever recorded, attempted a record 53 submissions and successfully swept his opponents a record 46 times.”
It is safe to say that Bas Rutten can not only kick your ass but probably knows a thing or two about how not to get your ass kicked. Check out the video below as Bas teaches some simple yet effective self-defense techniques.
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Jacob C. Stevens is a lifelong athlete and cerebral martial arts enthusiast who is also skilled in the art of linguistic manipulation, his published work, Afterthoughts and Handgrenades, can be found here…
