“Whatever you see on TV is exactly what is with no cameras around. “He’s the best,” Lilley said of Rutten, who is a long-time MMA legend as a competitor and broadcaster. 15, Lilley will meet UFC veteran Albert Morales at Light Outs Xtreme Fighting (LXF) 4, a show promoted by NFL veteran Shawne Merriman. “Long story short, she stopped going after I signed up,” Lilley said with a chuckle.īas Rutten’s Elite MMA has remained Lilley’s home gym and Rutten has remained his head coach over the course of his career, during which Lilley has compiled a 10-5 professional record fighting for Bellator, Combate Americas, and Legacy Fighting Alliance, among other promotions. So I signed up and that’s how I got into MMA.”
And I didn’t realize how badly I did suck, and it made me want to sign a year contract. But I’ll see you there at eight if you decide to show up.’ So I showed up. A lot of people say they’re going to show up and they never do. “We started talking and he goes, ‘hey man, come in tomorrow at eight o’clock. Lilley already knew the manager from playing basketball at a local gym. You should talk to my friend who’s coming in. “She’s like, ‘I train at Bas Rutten’s MMA. “She’s like, ‘I can beat you up,'” Lilley recalled to FanSided. Filled with the trademark confidence (or naivete) of an early-20s American male, Lilley struck up a conversation. One night in 2011, Lilley spotted a pretty girl at a bar. To be clear, his calling wasn’t in a bar, but his path to a 15-fight professional MMA career across some of the biggest promotions in the country went through a bar. Lilley would find his calling, of all places, in a bar. But with no clear outlet for that urge, he was a bit lost. After years of involvement in sports throughout school, Lilley still felt the urge to compete after high school. In 2011, Ryan Lilley found himself in a common position. Ahead of his LXF 4 bout with Albert Morales, Ryan Lilley spoke with FanSided about his path to MMA, training under Bas Rutten, and the struggle of losing his parents.
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