Willie Peeters (born October 26, 1965) is a

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. He competed in the

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division.

Biography

Peeters started his career in

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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

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under

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and Willem Ruska, as well as

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under Jan Lomulder, and finally

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, winning a heavyweight championship. In 1991, after talking about his interest in

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, Dolman invited him to his team in Fighting Network RINGS in order to compete in both MMA and

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in Japan. Peeters would develop a rivalry with

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in a long series of shootfighting bouts. Peeters defeated Wataru by TKO on their first fight On November 16, 1995, and they went to fight a rematch on June 29, 1996. During the latter, Sakata released late a toehold, injuring Peeters, who retaliated by illegally knocking him out with a close-fisted punch, gaining a red card. Still, Peeters would win by KO due palm strikes. The two met again on August 24, where Peeters dominated in a grappling contest and defeated Sakata north/south choke. Willie would face Sakata again under different rules in a RINGS Holland event on February 8, 1998, but although Wataru performed dominantly for the first time, he lost a controversial decision, as the Dutch referee invalidated a finishing hold by Sakata while allowing Peeters to throw illegal strikes. Peeters finally lost to Sakata on June 27 by ankle lock. On July 1, 1999, Peeters fought in Brazilian promotion World Vale Tudo Championship against Antonio Carlos Ribiero. The match, which was lost by Peeters by doctor stoppage, saw copious amounts of blood and Willie

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his opponent, and it was followed by a brawl between their teams.

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, June 7, 1999

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