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When worlds collide, experience usually prevails \u2013 and undefeated MMA star Adrian \u201cThe Phenom\u201d Lee<\/a> plans to prove that theory when he faces submission grappling royalty at ONE Fight Night 35: Buntan vs. Hemetsberger on Prime Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Emanating live in U.S. primetime from Bangkok\u2019s Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, September 5, Lee welcomes ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Champion Tye Ruotolo<\/a> into the MMA realm in what promises to be a thrilling all-American lightweight clash.<\/p>\n

The youngest member of the iconic Lee fighting family was surprised<\/a> when the matchup was proposed by Ruotolo a few months ago.<\/p>\n

In fact, the 19-year-old Hawaiian questions whether the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt made the right decision in calling him out<\/a> for his first professional MMA bout.<\/p>\n

Lee recalled:<\/p>\n

\u201cI was on my trip with my girlfriend. I saw [an article] pop up. It was like, \u2018Tye Ruotolo wants to fight Adrian Lee,\u2019 and I was like, \u2018What?\u2019 I was like, \u2018I don\u2019t think that\u2019s a good idea.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cLater on, they sent over the contracts, and I was like, \u2018You know what? I\u2019ll take it. That\u2019s a great fight for me.\u2019 I don\u2019t think that it is the smartest decision for his debut fight, but it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee, after all, understands that it takes a great deal of commitment, focus, and perseverance to ensure he isn\u2019t thrown into the deep end unprepared.<\/p>\n

While he respects Ruotolo\u2019s accomplishments in the BJJ realm and all that he\u2019s achieved in ONE Championship \u2013 an astonishing 8-0 run, including two ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Title defenses \u2013 Lee is out to showcase the vast difference between pure grappling and the attention to detail needed in a sport like MMA.<\/p>\n

As such, the 19-year-old believes his lifelong dedication to the sport will prove decisive in his bid to go 4-0 in his budding MMA career.<\/p>\n

Lee said:<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a great grappler. He\u2019s very accomplished, but that\u2019s grappling. Grappling and MMA are very different. You can\u2019t just practice MMA for two years and think you\u2019re ready to go pro. Even though he\u2019s been doing grappling since he was a kid, I\u2019ve been doing MMA since I was a kid. So, I think that\u2019s gonna show on fight night.\u201d<\/p>\n

With such supreme confidence in his abilities, the Hawaii-based athlete isn\u2019t looking for a long, drawn-out battle when he steps into the squared circle against Ruotolo.<\/p>\n

As a fighter with three highlight-reel finishes in the world\u2019s largest martial arts organization, all of which have earned him US$50,000 performance bonuses, Lee believes the addition of strikes and the different dynamics of MMA will expose his foe\u2019s inexperience in the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Phenom\u201d continued:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gonna be a completely different MMA fighter, or even opponent, that he has ever faced. I really feel like I\u2019m gonna beat him everywhere in this fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I\u2019d say [this could end with a] first or second round knockout, TKO, or submission. I could see it going all three ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee Prepared For Whatever Ruotolo Brings<\/p>\n

Adrian Lee has not taken his foot off the gas pedal as he prepares for Tye Ruotolo \u2013 twin brother to ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion Kade Ruotolo<\/a> \u2013 at ONE Fight Night 35.<\/p>\n

Despite limited insight as to what Tye could bring into his MMA debut, the teenager has taken down notes from Kade\u2019s perfect 3-0 run in the division, highlighting what he\u2019ll possibly need to look out for when the opening bell sounds in Bangkok\u2019s Lumpinee Stadium.<\/p>\n

Lee shared:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ruotolo brothers, they\u2019re both very fast. They\u2019re very slick with their submissions. They\u2019ve got good cardio, and they got a good pace that they put on their opponents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Understanding the standard of grappling that Tye poses, Lee \u2013 coached by his older brother and reigning two-division ONE MMA World Champion Christian \u201cThe Warrior\u201d Lee<\/a> \u2013 flew BJJ black belt siblings Jonata and Jansen Gomes to Prodigy Training Center in Waipahu, Hawaii, to simulate the type of pressure and submission attempts he can expect from his 22-year-old adversary.<\/p>\n

The comprehensive approach to his training camp has left \u201cThe Phenom\u201d feeling supremely confident and completely ready for whatever challenge awaits him in the Thai capital.<\/p>\n

Lee added:<\/p>\n

\u201cTraining has been real good. We flew down some great grapplers for this camp, and I really feel that by the time fight night comes, I\u2019m gonna be well prepared. I\u2019ve covered all areas. Like, I\u2019m fully prepared for whatever he is going to bring me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When worlds collide, experience usually prevails \u2013 and undefeated MMA star Adrian \u201cThe Phenom\u201d Lee plans to prove…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81604,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-81603","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\/81603","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=81603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}