Willie Peeters | |
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Born |
Nijmegen |
October 26, 1965
Nationality | Dutch |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15.6 st) |
Division | Heavyweight |
Team | Dolman Gym Rings Holland |
Teacher(s) |
Chris Dolman Jan Lomulder Fred Royer |
Years active | 1995 - 2000 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 20 |
Wins | 9 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 10 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 5 |
Unknown | 3 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Willie Peeters (born October 26, 1965) is a Dutchmixed martial artist. He competed in the Heavyweight division.
Peeters started his career in amateur wrestling at the age of ten, training with famed champion Freddy Winters and winning several junior competitions across Europe. At sixteen, he moved to the Oyama Gym in Amsterdam, where he trained judo under Chris Dolman and Willem Ruska, as well as kickboxing under Jan Lomulder, and finally Kyokushin karate, winning a heavyweight championship. In 1991, after talking about his interest in mixed martial arts, Dolman invited him to his team in Fighting Network RINGS in order to compete in both MMA and professional wrestling in Japan.