12 Of the best Bas Rutten quotes for MMA & life

Bas Rutten is one of MMAs greatest ever fighters and retired from the sport in 2006, with an impressive 28-4 record. During this time, he won the UFC Heavyweight Championship, won the King Of Pancrase title and also won over the hearts of many fans because of his fighting style and personality outside of the ring.

In short, Bas was best known for his brutal open palm strikes, that even once ruptured a liver! He was also ahead of his time on the ground and was incredibly well versed when it came to submissions. To add to his reputation, he was known for his dry, Dutch sense of humor and for not mincing his words. Some of these quotes will show his personality and why he’s universally loved for his comedic one liners.

1.”It’s better to do too much than too little”

2. “I don’t believe in ‘an eye for an eye’. I believe in two eyes for an eye”

3. “Guys come up to me and say ‘I can bench press 600 pounds’. And I say, ‘So I can knock you out'”

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

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

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

7. “It’s only pain, it won’t hurt you”

8. “Everybody underestimates the kick to the groin”

9. “A true champion is someone who sweats from exhaustion when no one is watching”

10. “I was this kid that never sat down. Nobody liked me? Well, I’d make sure they’d like me. I was the class clown, I was always doing crazy stuff and causing riots”

11. “Keep everything simple. Don’t try anything crazy and all your strikes must be hard! Nothing weak, no jabs or weak attacks”

12. “You can buy muscles, but you can’t buy cajones!”