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BJJ superstar Tye Ruotolo is fired up to see his twin brother Kade Ruotolo mesmerize the fans with his MMA talents on June 7 at ONE 167 at Impact Arena.
The Ruotolo brothers are highly confident in their MMA skills ahead of Kade's debut against fellow American star Blake Cooper.
For most of their lives, the BJJ prodigies have trained in various martial arts to become the newest and best prototype of athletes.
To date, they've put their words into action by giving the fans the entertainment they crave for Brazilian jiu-jitsu as world-class champions. Now, they're ready to extend their dedication to the arts, by focusing on making significant waves in the MMA scene.
Ahead of ONE 167, Tye promised the fans that Kade, the ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion, would bring a different kind of intensity to the cage. One, that may be too much for the MMA fighters of old to deal with.
Speaking to ONE, Tye said:
"As far as technical level, we're very far past the majority of MMA fighters. That's what we spent our whole lives doing."
Watch the full clip on Instagram below:
Kade Ruotolo vs. Blake Cooper and the entire ONE 167 fight card is available live and free on Prime Video in the United States and Canada on Friday, June 7.
"It's not even like we have an option" - Tye Ruotolo on accomplishing the highest feats of martial arts with his twin brother Kade
There's no other job that Tye Ruotolo sees himself doing other than martial arts.
The California native has achieved major milestones in his young career. He's an admired BJJ black belt under Atos Jiu-Jitsu coach Andre Galvao, is a multiple-time IBJJF and ADCC medalist, and is the first-ever ONE welterweight submission grappling world champion.
With an MMA debut in the works, there's simply nothing that Tye cannot achieve. Martial arts has been and will be the most important thing he'll ever do.
Describing his dedication to the arts, Tye told ONE:
"It's not even like we have an option. I don't feel like I can just stop doing it - it's just my identity. It's just like who I am right."
