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I was reading through a top ten pound for pound of all time list earlier this morning. The publication's name I will skip because honestly they're garbage and you shouldn't waste your time, but there was something very interesting about their top ten. While their were the familiar names of Couture, Sakuraba and others but one name was missing. Bas Rutten wasn't anywhere on the list. At first I thought maybe I was just being a little biased because he was one of my all time favorite. Then I realized he has been missing on a lot of top tens. Why is this?
If you've never seen one of Rutten's fights then you are really missing out. Truely a founder and game changer in the world of mma. He was there at the beginning stages of Pancrase and was one of the first fighters to combine many styles of martial arts and become a well rounded fighter. An extremely heavy hitter and eventually an awesome submissionist he was definitely one of the best fighters in the world in the mid to late nineties. He has only lost 4 times; 3 times to submission(Ken Shamrock both twice) and by decision once. He only lost within the first two years of his career and once he starting working on his ground game he went undefeated for the rest of his career. He has beaten the likes of Vernon White, Masakatsu Funaki, Frank Shamrock, and Kevin Randleman. Some of those names may have fallen from grace in years past but at the time all of those names were some of the best in the world.
Outside of his fighting accolades he has been one fo the only mma fighters to crossoever into other forms of media. He has hosted his own shows on television and the radio, he has had his own clothing lines and gyms and has starred in many action movies. This was all done in a time when the general public was less than accepting of mma. Before Liddell, Ortiz, and Couture did it...Rutten did it.
For whatever reasons, I think he goes somewhat forgotten when people discuss all time greats. Not just with the fans but many mma publications and news outlets disclude him from such lists in favor of maybe Frank Shamrock or Randleman, both of whom Rutten has beaten. Where do you think Bas Rutten fits in the top ten of all time greats in mma? Do you think he belongs outside of the top ten and why?
If you've never seen one of Rutten's fights then you are really missing out. Truely a founder and game changer in the world of mma. He was there at the beginning stages of Pancrase and was one of the first fighters to combine many styles of martial arts and become a well rounded fighter. An extremely heavy hitter and eventually an awesome submissionist he was definitely one of the best fighters in the world in the mid to late nineties. He has only lost 4 times; 3 times to submission(Ken Shamrock both twice) and by decision once. He only lost within the first two years of his career and once he starting working on his ground game he went undefeated for the rest of his career. He has beaten the likes of Vernon White, Masakatsu Funaki, Frank Shamrock, and Kevin Randleman. Some of those names may have fallen from grace in years past but at the time all of those names were some of the best in the world.
Outside of his fighting accolades he has been one fo the only mma fighters to crossoever into other forms of media. He has hosted his own shows on television and the radio, he has had his own clothing lines and gyms and has starred in many action movies. This was all done in a time when the general public was less than accepting of mma. Before Liddell, Ortiz, and Couture did it...Rutten did it.
For whatever reasons, I think he goes somewhat forgotten when people discuss all time greats. Not just with the fans but many mma publications and news outlets disclude him from such lists in favor of maybe Frank Shamrock or Randleman, both of whom Rutten has beaten. Where do you think Bas Rutten fits in the top ten of all time greats in mma? Do you think he belongs outside of the top ten and why?