Bas Rutten
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| Nickname: |
El Guapo |
| Known for: |
The Eliminator, The Vault, The Smashing Machine |
| Birthday: |
24 February 1965,
Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands |
| Height: |
6' 1" (1.85 m) |
Trivia
Former Undefeated UFC Heavyweight Champion.
Has a 3rd Degree Blackbelt in Kyokushin, 2nd Degree Blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do and 2nd Degree Blackbelt in Karate.
Won 14 straight Muay-Thai boxing matches by knockout before suffering his first defeat.
Fought in Japan, the USA and in Europe.
Had a 28-4-1 mixed martial art's record and retired after winning his last 22 straight.
Holds wins over such world champions as; Frank Shamrock, Takahshi, Minoru Suzuki, Vernon White, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, Masakatsu Funaki, Maurice Smith, Guy Mezger, and Kevin Randleman.
Considered one of the top 5 greatest fighters in mixed-martial art's history.
Former Dutch Muay-Thai Champion
Former 3 time Undefeated King of Pancrase
Scored 11 of his wins by knockout.
Worked as a ringside commentator for PRIDE Fighting Championships in Japan.
Won his last 21 straight fights.
Began his mixed martial art's career on September 21, 1993 by knocking out Ryushi Yanagisawa in Japan.
Was nicknamed El Guapo after Alfonso Arau's character in John Landis' Three Amigos.
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