Bas Rutten is defending himself against scrutiny from fighters like Johny Hendricks and Chris Leben after fighters were unpaid for competing at World Bareknuckle Fighting Federation’s inaugural event.
“I fought for $2,000 over in Japan, I started with that. I know how hard it is for fighters. So for a fighter to believe that I might have known anything about it,” recently Rutten told MMA Junkie Radio. “If there was any red flag I would have called it off right away and I would have told the fighter’s ‘don’t fight.