“These Are Just Wall Street Guys”: Joe Rogan and UFC Legend Bas Rutten Dissect the Origins of Karate Combat and Its “Wall Street” Connection

Former UFC heavyweight champion Bas Rutten recently sat down with Joe Rogan at ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’. Rutten is a highly recognized figure in the combat sports industry who has shown his support for karate combat. Karate Combat is a professional karate league known for its full-contact, high-level karate fights. The UFC star is not directly affiliated with Karate Combat as a competitor or executive. However, ‘El Guapo’ has actively contributed to the promotion and endorsement of the sport. The 58-year-old’s involvement in karate combat has primarily been as a commentator for select events. With his vast experience in martial arts, he provided viewers with valuable insights into the fights taking place.

Furthermore, the three-time King of Pancrase World Champion has consistently advocated for various combat sports, including karate. His association with Karate Combat ultimately contributed to the growth of karate as a competitive sport. Similarly, the UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, is someone who loves combat sports. Hence, when both of them sat together, Rutten went on to talk about the first steps of karate combat.

Bas Rutten explains to Joe Rogan the initial steps of Karate Combat

 In an episode of JRE titled ‘JRE MMA Show #139 with Bas Rutten’, Rogan and Rutten enthusiastically talked about MMA and other combat sports. During the conversation, the retired UFC heavyweight champion talked about how Karate Combat began. It was surprising to note that Karate Combat had a connection with Wall Street. Rutten said, “These are just wall street guys who started this thing.”

He added, “Karate combat, they wanted to start a boxing thing. His wife’s brother, who definitely speak English, said, ‘we should start a boxing or something.’ ‘Maybe we should get these Olympic level Karate Combat and do a full combat show’. And he started googling and there was nothing like that. That’s how it started.” Rogan was surprised to hear about the connection between Wall Street and combat karate. Over the past few years, the promotion has gained quite a lot of attention from the public.

 The UFC commentator’s love for combat sports

After listening to Rutten, the former ‘Fear Factor’ host had doubts about the rules of Karate Combat. Rogan said, “It’s like when they go to the ground, they can punch for like 10 seconds.” The Karate Combat ambassador corrected him and said that it was 5 seconds.

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Rogan has been an integral part of the combat sports community for many years. He has played a significant role in promoting various disciplines within the sport. Moreover, Rogan’s love for combat sports is evident in his extensive involvement and knowledge across different martial arts disciplines, including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, kickboxing, boxing, and mixed martial arts (MMA). Hence, both Rutten Rogan had a great time. 

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