Kade Ruotolo did just about everything but get the submission in his ONE Championship debut. Ruotolo dominated MMA veteran Shinya Aoki over the course of their 10-minute submission grappling match to earn a clear-cut decision win. Ruotolo’s twin brother Tye also competed at ONE 157, defeating Garry Tonon by submission.
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Twin brothers Kade and Tye Ruotolo are set to make their ONE Championship submission grappling debut. On Friday, May 20 at a ONE Championship event, Kade Ruotolo will square off with MMA grappling legend Shinya Aoki, and Tye Ruotolo will face ADCC medalist and ONE Championship MMA fighter Garry Tonon.
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The Ruotolo brothers are undeniably two of the most entertaining competitors in jiu-jitsu today. Fresh black belts under Andre Galvao, twins Kade and Tye Ruotolo both had incredible years of competition in 2021, with Kade winning the Who’s Number One (WNO) lightweight title and being named Grappling Insider’s no-gi grappler
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The 2021 ADCC East Coast Trials were the largest trials event to-date. With over 600 total competitors registered, it was also arguably the most difficult ADCC Trial ever, making Kade Ruotolo’s seven wins on his way to gold in the 77kg division all the more impressive. In the finals, Ruotolo
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The 2021 IBJJF Worlds are little over a week away, and elite competitors and twin brothers Tye and Kade Ruotolo are both registered to compete in the adult brown belt division. Both Ruotolo brothers have largely been competing and succeeding against black belts (albeit in no-gi competition), so they are
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When Kade Ruotolo stepped in for an injured Andrew Wiltse to face Roberto Jimenez at The Road to ADCC, fans knew they were in for fireworks. Two of grappling’s consensus most entertaining competitors, Ruotolo and Jimenez seemed destined to put on a show, and they delivered just that. FloGrappling has
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The Road to ADCC event scheduled for July 17 took a big hit on Wednesday when it was announced that Andrew Wiltse was injured and out of his match against Roberto Jimenez. Hours later, though, FloGrappling and ADCC announced that Kade Ruotolo had stepped in on late notice to replace
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One of the most anticipated rematches of the year will have to wait a bit longer. According to Flo Grappling, Kade Ruotolo is injured and out of his rematch with Ethan Crelinsten scheduled for Who’s Number One (WNO) on March 28. The match is now planned to take place at
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The Danaher Death Squad vs. Team Atos rivalry will see a fresh match-up at Who’s Number One (WNO) on March 26. Ethan Crelinsten and Kade Ruotolo will square off in a rematch of their June 2020 WNO bout that saw Ruotolo defeat Crelinsten by decision. The match-up was announced by
Read moreTwo of the brightest stars in teenage BJJ right now, Nicky Ryan and Kade Ruotolo, met each other in the Quarter-Finals of the ADCC North American Trials last year and proved that the future of BJJ is in safe hands right now. Nicky Ryan has shot to the forefront of
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