Rodney Glunder was born on as Rodney Faverus, March 1,1975 and is a retired Dutch professional kickboxer, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and boxer, current actor, entrepreneur, bodybuilder and convicted rapist.
12 Facts About Rodney Glunder
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Rodney Glunder has been sentenced to 5 years in prison, which was increased to 7 years in appeal.
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Rodney Glunder began practicing martial arts at the age of 18, with Kyokushin kaikan and Taekwondo.
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Rodney Glunder began competing in mixed martial arts in 1996, and is a journeyman of the sport with almost fifty fights.
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Rodney has never been knocked out in professional kickboxing, in late-2014 Glunder was knocked out with a knee to the body in a kickboxing bout, but has been knocked out only once in professional mixed martial arts competition by former UFC contender and fellow Dutch fighter Gilbert Yvel who knocked Glunder unconscious with a series of punches at 2 Hot 2 Handle: Pride and Honor in 2006.
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Rodney Glunder is the first person to ever defeat veterans Brian Douwes and Mikko Rupponen by technical knockout.
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Rodney Glunder won his first K-1 GP in June 2006, when he defeated three opponents in one night to be crowned the K-1 Canarias 2006 champion.
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In May 2012, Rodney Glunder entered the SuperKombat World GP to accept a fight against Romanian kickboxer Andrei Stoica after Stoica referred to Rodney Glunder's sparring partner and fellow Surinamese fighter Redouan Cairo as "the nigger" in a post fight interview after Stoica's recent fight with Cairo.
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Rodney Glunder replaced injured K-1 legend Jerome Le Banner against Marcin Rozalski at KSW 20, losing the fight via unanimous decision.
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Rodney Glunder defeated Janos Tiborcz by first-round KO and retired from contact sports shortly after.
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On June 22,2013, Glunder is set to make his return to wrestling at a Pro Wrestling Showdown event in a tag team match, teaming with former WWE competitor Joe E Legend after Legend's partner Sean Lucas suffered an injury during training.
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The match was declared a no-contest by the referee when Rodney Glunder refused to release his guillotine choke submission after Atlas fell unconscious as he grabbed the ring ropes, Rodney Glunder was later suspended by PWS executives for several months.