{"id":134084,"date":"2025-09-11T01:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T01:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/134084\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T01:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T01:06:07","slug":"tye-ruotolo-talks-exciting-future-after-sept-5-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/134084\/","title":{"rendered":"Tye Ruotolo Talks Exciting Future After Sept. 5 Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reigning ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Champion Tye Ruotolo successfully transitioned<\/a> to MMA with a dominant second-round submission victory<\/a> over undefeated phenom Adrian Lee at ONE Fight Night 35<\/a> on Friday, September 5, at Bangkok, Thailand\u2019s iconic Lumpinee Stadium. The 22-year-old American secured a rear-naked choke at the 4:14 mark of round two, earning a $50,000 performance bonus while handing Lee his first professional defeat.<\/p>\n

Tye Ruotolo Embraces For New Challenge After Successful MMA Debut<\/p>\n

Tye Ruotolo expressed genuine gratitude for his successful transition to MMA, acknowledging the unique challenges that came with competing in the all-encompassing sport. The 22-year-old Cali native emphasized how different the experience felt compared to his submission grappling dominance.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike I said, this isn\u2019t just another day in the office. It\u2019s a whole new experience for me, so the fact that I got to come out on top and I\u2019m not too hurt, and I\u2019m just real happy and blessed, super grateful. Good day,\u201d he reflected on his debut performance.<\/p>\n

The victory maintains Tye Ruotolo\u2019s perfect record in ONE Championship, improving to 9-0 across both submission grappling and MMA. His seamless transition suggests the technical skills that made him a world champion grappler translate effectively to MMA competition.<\/p>\n

Tye Ruotolo Eyes Rapid Rise Through Lightweight Division
\n\"Mitch<\/a>Image Courtesy of ONE Championship.<\/p>\n

Tye Ruotolo, who predicted a quick finish<\/a>, wasted no time outlining his ambitious plans for his MMA career, expressing his desire to pursue championship gold while maintaining his submission grappling dominance. The Californian wants to balance competing in both disciplines without compromising his success in either sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to keep winning in MMA. I want to have a short road to the top. And, yeah, so whoever\u2019s next, who\u2019s going to get me to the belt, that\u2019s what I want next. I want to keep defending my belt for jiu-jitsu at the same time,\u201d the American explained his dual-sport aspirations.<\/p>\n

The twin brother of ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion Kade Ruotolo joins his sibling in chasing success in both sports. Currently, Kade boasts a perfect 3-0 MMA record.<\/p>\n

Tye Ruotolo Shows Respect For Rival<\/p>\n

Despite ending Lee\u2019s perfect professional record, Tye Ruotolo expressed genuine respect for the 19-year-old\u2019s fighting spirit and future potential. He praised Lee\u2019s toughness and predicted a strong bounce-back for the youngest member of the famous Lee family.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that Adrian has a bright career ahead of him, and that he\u2019s an excellent MMA fighter for sure. He didn\u2019t want to tap. He got slept. So I know that he\u2019s got a lot of fight in his heart. I know for sure he\u2019ll be back,\u201d the submission grappling star stated, respectfully.<\/p>\n

Lee\u2019s defeat marks the first setback of his professional career. The Singapore-American trains alongside his brother, reigning two-division champion Christian Lee, at Prodigy Training Center and remains one of MMA\u2019s most promising young talents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reigning ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Champion Tye Ruotolo successfully transitioned to MMA with a dominant second-round submission…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134085,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-134084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134084\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}