Is Mario Bautista Related To Dave Bautista?

Mario Bautista is an American mixed martial artist. There have been questions about his relationship with Dave Bautista with many trying to know if they are blood brothers. We will delve into that in this write-up.

Who is Mario Bautista?

Mario Bautista was born on July 1, 1993, in Winnemucca, Nevada, United States and started wrestling at the age of 14 and competed throughout his high school years prior started training in jiu-jitsu. Mario Bautista then moved from Nevada to Arizona and joined MMA Lab and trained under John Crouch where he started his professional MMA career in 2012.

In his UFC debut, Mario Bautista faced Cory Sandhagen, replacing injured John Lineker, on January 19, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw. He lost the bout via first-round submission.

Bautista faced Jin Soo Son on July 20, 2019, at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards. He won the fight via unanimous decision. On February 8, 2020, Bautista faced Miles Johns at UFC 247. He won the fight via technical knockout in round two.

This win earned him the Performance of the Night award. Bautista faced Trevin Jones, replacing Randy Costa, on March 6, 2021, at UFC 259. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.

Who is Dave Bautista?

Dave Bautista is an American actor and retired professional wrestler born on January 28, 1969. He was a nightclub bouncer until he was arrested after a fight that left two patrons injured, one of whom was rendered unconscious.

After a trial, he was sentenced to one year of probation. He also worked as a lifeguard before pursuing a career in bodybuilding, which he credits with saving his life.

He said he decided to turn his life around and become a wrestler after having a breakdown from the shame he felt after asking a coworker to lend him money so he could buy Christmas presents for his children.

Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999, and in 2000 signed with the then-World Wrestling Federation (WWF, renamed WWE in 2002).

From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name Batista and became a six-time world champion by winning the World Heavyweight Championship four times and the WWE Championship twice. His first reign with the World Heavyweight Championship is the longest reign for that title at 282 days.

He has also held the World Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Ric Flair and once with John Cena) and the WWE Tag Team Championship once (with Rey Mysterio).

He was the winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble match and went on to headline WrestleMania 21, one of the top five highest-grossing pay-per-view events in professional wrestling history.

After leaving WWE in 2010, he resigned in December 2013, making his first appearance back in January 2014 and winning that year’s Royal Rumble match. He headlined WrestleMania XXX before again departing that June.

In October 2018, Bautista made his second return to WWE and faced Triple H at WrestleMania 35 in April 2019, before retiring from wrestling. Altogether Bautista won a total of eleven championships throughout his wrestling career.