Yardbarker: Bas Rutten

Bas Rutten on Kimbo Slice: "I always considered him my friend."

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:30:13 -0500

By Jason Benfari September 15, 2009Kimbo Slice and Bas Rutten were, at one time, considered a match made in heaven. Slice, an internet street fighting legend, needed MMA experience, and Rutten, a former UFC heavyweight champion, had plenty to spare and a noted penchant for teaching the sport. Their partnership yielded three consecutive victories, including the most watched MMA match up of all time when an estimated 7.3 million people tuned into CBS to watch Slice defeat James Thompson i...

Bas Rutten Wants Kids To Grow A Sack…

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:06:03 -0500

I saw this on CageWriter, and I literally laughed my ass off for twenty minutes. It appears that Cartoon Network is trying to push kids to get active. What better way to do this than to enlist MMA legend and all around bad-ass Bas Rutten? Click here to view the embedded video. It’s a great cause, but Bas is just too funny. Check out the last couple of seconds when the last kid passes out. Look at Bas’ body language that says “I’m sorry sir, but now, I’m going to break your leg.” Tags: Bas, body, Cagewriter, Cartoon, couple, Funny video, Grow, kid, Kids, language, legend, network, Rutten, sack, sir, UFC, Wants, way, youtube

Bas Rutten will make you get off your couch

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:49:47 -0500

The Cartoon Network is trying to get its viewers to put down the bag of potato chips and get off the couch, and they've enlisted the help of an MMA legend, Bas Rutten. In this ad, he tells viewers to do push-ups. Now. No, right now. Are you doing push-ups? WHY ARE YOU STILL READING THIS AND NOT DOING PUSH-UPS WHEN BAS RUTTEN IS COMING TO YOUR HOUSE? Thanks to Next MMA Fighter

Bas Rutten Not Afraid Of Brian Ulracher

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:54:54 -0500

This is an old story, but just came across it. If you’re not familiar with Bas Rutten, hit the jump. h/t chicagosmma

El Guapo. Liver-Shot Bas. Bas Rutten.

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:50:00 -0500

By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net)He's all three and so much more!Recently I had the pleasure and honor of interviewing Bas Rutten. Yes – THE Bas Rutten…that incredible martial artist known as "El Guapo" and the “King of the Liver Shot” from Holland! Always the consummate gentleman, this interview was especially noble of Bas, because right before we started he injured his foot and was in a lot of pain! I found Bas to be a man with a great sense of humor and enorm...

Bas Rutten Goes Nuts

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:56:17 -0500

I could watch these all day.(Tecmo Bowl High Five to Alberto for the tip)

NBC To Air Women's MMA Reality Show

Thu, 21 May 2009 09:39:07 -0500

Every channel is looking to fill holes in their programming with a reality show these days, and Sports based ones seem to be the most popular. Well NBC is getting in on the trend as well, and will be airing a women's MMA reality program this fall. Via Chicago MMA.... Ultimate Women’s Combat is a television show that focuses on 16 female Mixed Martial Arts fighters as they attempt to make a name for themselves in the rough and tumble world of professional cage fighting. Many of these comba...

Bas Rutten Says No Lucky Punch

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:04:40 -0500

Bas Rutten comments on his fighter's (Kimbo Slice) recent loss against Seth Petruzelli in Elite XC's Heat event.

It's a Wrap

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:43:23 -0500

Last week I was invited to appear on the show Inside MMA, hosted by Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice, as a guest with Gina Carano & Scott Casber. Bas made me laugh as always because of his crazy personality, that, by the way, I love so much. There were a lot of conversations talking about other fights and other organizations, but because I don't really watch MMA so much in my time off after training, I was not able to stay on the conversation. Even though I'm an MMA fighter, when I'm not training I like to do other things than just MMA stuff. But my favorite part was when they acted like they put a GPS on me and showed my travels on a map. Later I went in Hollywood, CA to shoot a movie, which was pretty cool. I didn't realize how much work filming a scene was - it took me an entire day to film four scenes. The director of the movie, Hector Echavarria, has been a great mentor and a huge help for me because it was the first time that I was doing something like this. He explained to me that acting was like fighting you need to focus on your role and what you need to do and forget about everything else around you being "in the zone". Even though I believe I'm a way better fighter than I am as an actor, I really enjoyed my experience and look forward to do it again. During the filming of the movie I shot a scene where I'm fighting again Fabiano Iha, a former UFC veteran. It was not his first experience on the filming of a movie, so both he and Hector showed me how to throw a punch and a kick for the camera. It is totally different than what you learn at a dojo. If I would use the same technique in a fight, I would never be world champion it would telegraph too much. But in front of the camera, it looks great. While there, I got a taste of the L.A. when I went to a launch party for a new single about to be released. It was pretty entertaining and different from what I'm used to in Montreal. The only bad news about this trip is that I came back home with a bad cold, probably because of my lack of sleep. Sorry for the short entry, but I'm sure after a good night of sleep, tomorrow I will feel better.

Bas Rutten Calls it how he sees it, It should have been Stopped....

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:27:51 -0500

Bas Rutten will tell you how to defend your wife from a drunk man, he'll tell you where to apply the hot sauce when he's knocked out, and he'll tell you exactly how his boy's fight should have went down at Saturday night. Bas Rutten thinks the fight should have been stopped in the second round. Thats' honest, unbiased fight analysis right there. Just like most of the people on this board said, the second round is when the fight should have been stopped because Kimbo di...

Bas Rutten debunks the "Kimbo's Beard" conspiracy theory...

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:25:22 -0500

First the backstory?there's this conspiracy theory that Kimbo Slice's "grown ass man" beard is an unfair advantage since it "absorbs punches". Kimbo's trainer, Bas Rutten, responded to this today on his website and its one of the funniest things I've read all week. Read his hilarious comments, my hilarious analysis of his hilarious comments and--at no additional charge--some pro wrestling nostalgia featuring another hairy dude, "Dirty" Dutch Mante...

Gina Carano Not Fighting March 29

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:41:37 -0500

Asked when she would make her return to fighting, Carano told co-hosts Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten, "Not soon enough. I might be doing another season of American Gladiators in March and April and then right after that I'd like to jump into a fight."

Tank Abbott: Bas Rutten is not a real fighter

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:17:55 -0500

In other news, the pot calls the kettle "black" and the kettle responds by kicking the pot's ass. Read about Tank Abbott's dis of Bas Rutten -- former UFC heavyweight champion and three time King of Pancrase -- suggesting that he's not a "real fighter."