[The Elemental O]

What's not to like about Bas?

I mean seriously, he was one hell of a fighter, with huge charisma, great commentator, made awesome Instruction videos, better actor than most athletes who turned to acting and most of all he's funny.

Bas Rutten alone= EPIC WIN!

[xxDeadpoolxx]

Bas vs Timberlake for ultimate triple threat uff 80!

[HazeM3]

Bas makes joe rogan and "the other dude" looks like wwe commentators.

[Stormbringer]

That was one of the coolest MMA interviews I've ever read. VERY much thanks for posting that!

Sometimes I almost roll my eyes at all the Bas ass-kissing around here, but when I ask myself why, I can't really answer it. Because as far as his attitude, mental toughness, personality and general demeanor goes, he might be the 'best' guy in all of MMA. Him or Randy. I have an incredible amount of respect for Bas. And I especially like his comment about pit bulls, hahaha.

Also, his response to people who trash MMA is also probably the best (as in, argument most likely to have an effect on someone's opposing MMA opinion (or most likely to change it)) explanation I've ever heard. For those not reading the entire interview, check out his response to the legitimacy of MMA:

"You know, everyone respects the Olympics. No one has a problem with the sports that take place in the Olympics, right? So in MMA we use the kicks from taekwondo. We use the punching from boxing. We obviously use the wrestling from wrestling. And we use the throws and submissions from judo. All we've done in MMA is taken all these aspects from forms of combat people respect and created a more complete form of combat. When I explain it like that to people, there's usually very little they can say. If you respect the athletes that represent those forms of combat, you have to respect an MMA fighter who trains just as hard and as much, but is really training in all four of those disciplines at the same time. Sounds pretty impressive to me."

[Bas Rutten Gear]

GREAT read!!! Thank you!

[Flash-Gordon]

good interview

[Kavorka]

That cant be real, I call troll job.

According to Sherdoggers the rule changes and bigger octagon doesnt affect the fighters, its only excuses.

Sherdoggers that have never stepped inside a octagon > Bas Rutten

[JiuJitsuTex]

Originally Posted by allrampage

The other week I was watching the MTV Music Awards (yes, past KFed's babbies mamma shuffling her ass around the stage) and thought it was kinda funny when they announced some sorta new hardware called, the "Quadruple Threat of the Year". Justin Timberlake got the nod, but the funny thing, every nominee had the exact same resume. They sung, danced, owned a clothing line, maybe fronted a restaurant. It was pretty much the same ish and outside of being able to sing, the rest was probably stuff they just threw their name on (see Krusty the Klown).

So although that MTV trophy coulda gone to JT, or Beyonce, or Kayne or whoever else (don't think anyone really cared who got it or argued one over the other), mirror that to MMA, and there really is only one choice. El Guapo! Yeah that's right, the self proclaimed most handsome man (El Guapo means the 'handsome one' in Spanish) in MMA, Bas Rutten.

He's done it all… literally. A pro thai boxer, a pro free fighter, a pro MMA fighter, an MMA comedian, a trainer, a coach, a promoter, a teacher, a video-instructor-turned-online-cult-hit, a commentator, an actor… ish, the man's a legend and outside of curing cancer, Bas has done it all (but cancer, what your f'n back cuz Bas is far from done).

Rutten, who has a ground breaking MMA documentary, POTENT, coming out in the very near future, sat down with Triumph MMA Editor Paul Tutka and told him why only pussies own pit-bulls, why only about half the guys in the game belong in the sport, why Pride guys are struggling in the US and why steroid users are the most insecure people in MMA.

Put the women and children to bed, cuz Bas is one the loose and didn't hold back…

click here for the interview: http://www.triumphmma.com/index.php/...t-As-Ever.html

Thanks

[Rowan]

great read thanks!

[NoCc_]

So now bas says that Fedor is best? Wasn't it just a couple of days ago he said Randy would beat fedor if they fought?