Bart Vale (born May 4, 1957) is an American former kickboxer, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.
In Japan, he also studied a number of other styles and coined the term "shootfighting", a martial art that combines striking and grappling.
Rings began promoting mixed martial arts bouts rather than shoot-style works in 1995.
[4] Vale was to face Renzo Gracie in the semifinals, but wasn't able to continue due to head lacerations.
In the early days of MMA, when it was still called NHB, Vale was introduced as the man who beat Ken Shamrock in reference to a pro wrestling bout that occurred in Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi on May 15, 1992.