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Bas Rutten

(1965) Actor United States

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Bas Rutten is an actor from the United States, best known for Let's Get It On!.

Quick Facts About Bas Rutten

Born: February 24, 1965
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Let's Get It On!

About Bas Rutten

Sebastiaan Rutten is a Dutch and American actor, former mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler. As a kickboxer, he fought 16 times, winning the first 14 matches by knockout, 13 in the first round, and losing his final two fights, one of them against Frank Lobman for the European Muay Thai title in 1991, with Rutten losing by knockout in the first round. In MMA, he was a UFC Heavyweight Champion and a three-time King of Pancrase world champion. After his submission loss to Ken Shamrock in 1995, he finished his MMA career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Bas Rutten

I knew everything in the forest. I had a secret home tree, where I pretty much lived. I also liked rooftops and…

Forests

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I am there for the best interests of the fighters, I want them to win. If they don’t accept that, bye bye.

Accepting

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I wanted to be the Dutch Bruce Jenner - that was my goal. He was my hero.

Bruce

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It is better to do too much than to do too little.

Better

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Apparently, the the only way to kill a lion is by rear naked choke. Personally, I’d just kick it in the head.

Choke

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A true champion is one who sweats from exhaustion when no one is watching.

Champion

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Everybody underestimates the kick to the groin.

Inspirational

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It's only pain, it will not hurt you.

Hurt

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I dont believe in an eye for an eye, I believe in two eyes for an eye

Believe

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You can buy muscles, but you can't buy COJONES!

Cojones

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As long as you fight, you cannot lose... if you leave everything out there, it doesn't matter if you win or lose.…

Fighting

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I thought martial arts was going to help me with my movies and TV stuff, but I realized it would not.

Art

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“Never underestimate the kick to the groin.”

Self defence

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Keep everything simple, don't try anything crazy and all your strikes must be hard! NOTHING WEAK, no jabs or weak attacks.

Crazy

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Everybody's beatable. Mixed martial arts, there's many ways to win, and that also means there are many ways to lose, as well.

Art

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“Everyone underestimates the kick to the groin.”

Self defence

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I love palm strikes because you have a longer reach. Normally, when you give a left hook and then a right straight,…

Because

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Everybody knows a guillotine choke, and most know how to get to one. But if you can create a different way to…

Because

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A champion is someone who sweats to exhaustion, even when no one else is watching

Champion

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I was this kid who never sat down. Nobody liked me? Well, I'd make sure they'd like me. I was the class…

Class

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I don't believe in an eye for an eye. I believe in two eyes for an eye.

Believe

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Fedor has no weakness. I have seen so many fights, and even the best fighters in the world have a flaw in…

Fighter

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No beer before 5 p.m., wait... did I just say that?

Beer

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Fighting is easy to understand. You just hit the guy as hard as you can.

Easy

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