Bas Rutten is a UFC hall of famer from the Netherlands. He was bullied as a kid on a daily basis so he learned how to fight and has never turned back. He started his Mixed Martial Arts career in Japan in 1993 and became the 3-time undefeated World Champion. Bas then started competing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 1998 and became the first European UFC Champion, wrapping up his career with a 22-fight unbeaten streak.
He has had a live TV show about MMA on TV for 9 years called “Inside MMA”, Co-star’d in the movie “Here comes the boom” with Kevin James, Did 19 episodes on the Sitcom “Kevin can wait”, and Worked on many video games, the biggest one being Grand Theft Auto 4, in which he has his own TV show in the game.
Bas is also the inventor of the O2 Trainer, which has been featured on the Joe Rogan Experience, the Tim Ferriss Show, and the Bertcast. Today, Bas is a commentator for and chairman of Karate Combat, he travels the world for various speaking engagements and O2 Trainer seminars, and he owns an MMA gym in California.
Bas “El Guapo” Rutten is a true living legend, and we’re so excited to have him on the podcast today to hear more about his story.
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