ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong says the organization is planning a match between Tye Ruotolo and Nicholas Meregali. ONE Championship is currently putting together what would be one of the biggest submission grappling matches of 2023. According to promotion’s CEO Chatri Sityodtong, a matchup between Nicholas Meregali and Tye Ruotolo
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Twin brothers Tye and Kade Ruotolo recap Kade’s world title-winning performance against Uali Kurzhev in ONE Championship. Undefeated since receiving his black belt in late 2021, Kade Ruotolo is arguably the world’s top pound-for-pound grappler. In October 2022, Ruotolo defeated multiple-time Sambo world champion Uali Kurzhev to capture the inaugural
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Elite grappler Tye Ruotolo will take on Reinier de Ridder at ONE Fight Night 10. Tye Ruotolo is getting his wish. In December, moments after Ruotolo submitted Marat Gafurov to earn his second victory in ONE Championship’s submission grappling division, he called for a grappling match against ONE’s middleweight MMA
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We preview Kade Ruotolo vs. Matheus Gabriel and Tye Ruotolo vs. Marat Gafurov, both scheduled for Friday, December 2 at ONE on Prime Video 5. The Ruotolo brothers are back in action this weekend in a pair of submission grappling contests in ONE Championship. View this post on Instagram A
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The rivalry we never knew we needed is here, as Tye Ruotolo and Gordon Ryan are going at it on social media. Both men seem to be keen on sharing the competition mats someday soon. The feud kicked off when the 19-year-old Ruotolo – typically quiet on social media –
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The 2022 ADCC World Championships take place on September 17-18, live from Las Vegas, NV. Ahead of the big tournament, Grappling Insider will be previewing each division. Read a preview of the 66 kg. division here, and the 77 kg. division here. More than any other division at the 2022 ADCC World
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ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong is building something special, and he desperately wants the world to know. “We are the most watched combat sports organization on the planet,” Sityodtong told Grappling Insider. Armed with the findings of a recently released Nielsen report, Sityodtong simply loves to talk about the growth
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The 2022 IBJJF Worlds take place on June 2-5, live from the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA. This is the premier gi tournament, attracting the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors in the world. Adult black belts will be competing on Saturday and Sunday. Tye Ruotolo might be the front runner
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The 2022 IBJJF Worlds take place on June 2-5, live from the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA. This is the premier gi tournament, attracting the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors in the world. Adult black belts will be competing on Saturday and Sunday. The men’s lightweight division at the 2022
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Tye Ruotolo couldn’t have asked for a better ONE Championship debut. On Friday at ONE 157, Ruotolo made quick work of ADCC silver medalist and former ONE Championship MMA title challenger Garry Tonon, submitting him with his trademark d’arce choke in under two minutes. Watch Tye Ruotolo vs. Garry Tonon
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