“There was a portion there where I didn’t walk into a gym for a couple of months, for six months or something,” said Crute. “I just slowly got back into it, started small with some jiu-jitsu, I started training ‘cause I enjoyed it. And then I thought, I’m going to give this another crack, I’m going to start striking again and moving on up and yeah, it was a slow build. And it hasn’t really stopped building. It’s still building.”
It’s a chapter the native of Bendigo, Victoria is happy to put behind him.
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“I’m just focused on the future, that chapter’s closed,” said Crute. “I learned my lessons out of it and I feel like brighter days are coming.”
Since his comeback Crute has reconnected with his original team including Sam Greco. Crute continues to travel to Bendigo to work his BJJ with 4th degree black belt Stewie Moulden. “The Brute” first walked into Moulden’s gym at age 12. Although he’s still cross training, having recently traveled interstate to work with Rob Whittaker, the core of his fight team has come full circle.
