BJJ News — kade-ruotolo

When Kade Ruotolo and Diogo Reis Both Fought Through Inflection Points on the Same Bangkok Card

When Kade Ruotolo and Diogo Reis Both Fought Through Inflection Points on the Same Bangkok Card

Two ADCC champions shared a ONE Fight Night 43 card in Bangkok. The coincidence seemed minor at the time.
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Kade Ruotolo's First MMA Knockout Changed the Conversation—Just 6 Weeks Before His Grappling Title Defense

Kade Ruotolo's First MMA Knockout Changed the Conversation—Just 6 Weeks Before His Grappling Title Defense

When Kade Ruotolo stepped into the ONE Championship cage in Bangkok, the narrative around him was still settling. But something was noticeably missing from his highlight reel—and when that hole got filled on May 15, it shifted how people were talking about him entirely.
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Kade Ruotolo's May Fight Against Tetsuka Was The First Real Test — And It Mattered

Kade Ruotolo's May Fight Against Tetsuka Was The First Real Test — And It Mattered

When Kade Ruotolo stepped into the cage against Hiroyuki Tetsuka at ONE: The Inner Circle in Bangkok on the 15th, it marked something genuinely different from what had come before. The announcement didn't exactly break the internet — Tetsuka isn't a name that drives mainstream clicks — but the actua
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Fabricio Andrey's Title Shot and the Team He Left Behind in 2023

Fabricio Andrey's Title Shot and the Team He Left Behind in 2023

When Fabricio Andrey landed his ONE Championship Lightweight Submission Grappling title shot against Kade Ruotolo, the narrative practically wrote itself. A 26-year-old Brazilian grappler with three IBJJF World titles was about to fight for gold—but the real story sat in the background, quietly resh
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Kade Ruotolo Met His Hardest MMA Test — How a 22-Year-Old Submission Machine Faced 15-6 Veteran Hiroyuki Tetsuka

Kade Ruotolo Met His Hardest MMA Test — How a 22-Year-Old Submission Machine Faced 15-6 Veteran Hiroyuki Tetsuka

Kade Ruotolo walked into Lumpinee Stadium on May 15 to face Hiroyuki Tetsuka: 21 professional fights, an 87% finishing rate, and a fresh TKO of Shinya Aoki on his record sheet. At the time, it represented exactly what the booking suggested — the moment where a submission phenom's highlight reel met
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Fabricio Andrey Wants Kade Ruotolo's Belt So Bad He'll Gain 25 Pounds to Get It

Fabricio Andrey Wants Kade Ruotolo's Belt So Bad He'll Gain 25 Pounds to Get It

Fabricio Andrey has a problem. He's arguably the most exciting submission grappler on the planet right now, he's undefeated in ONE Championship, and his boss won't give him a featherweight title because the division doesn't technically exist yet.
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Kade Ruotolo Fights Tomorrow Night in Bangkok. It's His Toughest MMA Test. Nobody Is Watching.

Kade Ruotolo Fights Tomorrow Night in Bangkok. It's His Toughest MMA Test. Nobody Is Watching.

The fight is Friday night. The start time is 8 PM local, which is somewhere between "reasonable breakfast" and "early commute" depending on which continent you're on.
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Kade Ruotolo's Training Wheels Are Officially Off

Kade Ruotolo's Training Wheels Are Officially Off

Three first-round submissions. That's the Kade Ruotolo MMA experience so far.
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