Bas Rutten
Biography
A native of Tilburg, Netherlands, Bas Rutten is a Dutch and American actor and former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He began kickboxing at 20 and won his first 14 bouts, 13 by first-round knockout, before moving to Pancrase in 1993, where he became a three-time King of Pancrase. He later signed with the UFC, defeating Kevin Randleman in 1999 to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship, and retired from competition. Rutten then built a second career as an actor and broadcaster. He called Pride events in English and co-hosted Inside MMA on AXS TV from 2007 to 2016. His film work includes Here Comes the Boom (2012), and he coached Mark Kerr for the documentary The Smashing Machine. In 2015 he entered the UFC Hall of Fame, and in 2018 the International Sports Hall of Fame.
61years old
Turns 62 on February 24in 124 days
- Born Tilburg
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Sebastiaan Rutten (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 23 years2002 to 2025
Genres
- Action67%, 4 films
- Comedy33%, 2 films
- Crime33%, 2 films
- Documentary33%, 2 films
- Drama17%, 1 film
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Big break
Rutten earned a spot with Pancrase after he knocked out the RINGS champion in sparring. The new "hybrid wrestling" organization was being scouted for fighters in the Netherlands in 1993 by Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki.
A role that slipped away
Rutten was first set to fight Randy Couture for the UFC Heavyweight Championship, but Couture signed with another promotion after a contract dispute, so the title match did not happen.
Getting ready for a role
In 2002, Rutten made his New Japan Pro-Wrestling debut with Antonio Inoki's MMA army. Ahead of his first match, vignettes showed him studying Keiji Mutoh tapes to pick up the shining wizard for NJPW wrestling.
Own stunts
Rutten did motion capture work for the main character's fighting moves in Grand Theft Auto IV. He asked how violent to make it, was told to give it all he had, and after two hours the team stopped him.
A change of course
Rutten served as a team coach in 2006 for the International Fight League, an MMA organization built around team combat. The Anacondas, his team, defeated the Silverbacks by a 3-2 score.
Bas Rutten movies on Netflix
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