Bas Rutten: Inside The Mind of a UFC World Champion & MMA Hall of Famer

Bas Rutten is a MMA Legend, UFC World Champion and UFC Hall of Fame fighter. The retired dutch MMA fighter, taekwondo black belt, muay thai kickboxer and professional wrestler was a UFC Heavyweight Champion, a three-time King of Pancrase world champion and finished his career on a unthinkable 22 fight unbeaten streak (21 wins, 1 draw). Fight Metrix, the official statistics provider for the UFC ran the numbers on Rutten’s career and statistically proved that he belongs not only in the UFC hall of fame, but near or on top of the list of greatest fighter of all time. In the 4-hours, 27-minutes and 8-seconds he spent as a professional fighter, Rutten scored 13 knockdowns without getting dropped himself, his significant strike accuracy was 70.6%, the highest Fight Metric has ever recorded. He attempted a record 53 submissions and successfully swept his opponents a record 46 times. He is currently a co-host of Inside MMA and is known for his charisma, good looks, great dance moves and devastating liver kicks. He has capitalized on his celebrity status since retiring from fighting in 1999 working as an MMA commentator, appearing in numerous television shows, movies, and video games. Welcome to the Brian Cain Mental Performance Podcast.... FIGHTING out of Tilburg, Netherlands, The FORMER UFC Heavyweight Champion, Former 3x King of Pancrase and UFC Hall of Famer… Bas ‘El Guapo” Rutten You can engage with Bas on twitter @BasRuttenMMA with Brian Cain on twitter and instagram @BrianCainPeak