"A really tough one to call" - Jarred Brooks dissects Kade Ruotolo-Mikey Musumeci super-fight at ONE 168: Denver
Jarred Brooks provided his insight for the upcoming super-fight between Kade Ruotolo and Mikey Musumeci.
On September 6, one of the biggest submission grappling matches of all time will take place at ONE 168: Denver. ONE lightweight world champion Kade Ruotolo looks to extend his historic promotional run by defending his throne against ONE flyweight king Mikey Musumeci in a matchup between undefeated superstars.
During an exclusive Sportskeeda interview, Musumeci's former opponent, Jarred Brooks, was asked for his prediction of the must-see submission grappling matchup at ONE 168: Denver. 'The Monkey God' responded by saying:
"That's a really tough one to call because Mikey will surprise you. He works super hard and he downloads information really well. But, at the same time, I've watched a lot of Ruotolo's tapes from Mikey's positions. So, Ruotolo definitely has the remedy to beat Mikey, but, at the same time, Mikey already knows that and he'd already be working on the next step."
Heading into ONE 168, Kade Ruotolo is coming off an unforgettable moment in his combat sports career. On June 7, the American superstar made his professional MMA debut and secured a first-round submission win against Blake Cooper.
Meanwhile, Mikey Musumeci last fought at the same event as Ruotolo's MMA win. 'Darth Rigatoni' faced Gabriel Sousa in a non-title catchweight submission grappling bout where the ONE flyweight king emerged victorious by calf slicer.
Who else is competing at ONE 168 besides Kade Ruotolo and Mikey Musumeci?
Kade Ruotolo vs Mikey Musumeci isn't the only intriguing matchup scheduled for ONE 168: Denver. In the main event, Jonathan Haggerty plans to extend his legendary run when he defends his ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title against ONE flyweight kickboxing king Superlek.
The following matchups will also take place on September 6 - Liam Harrison vs Seksan (catchweight Muay Thai), Adrian Lee vs Nicholas Cornejo (lightweight MMA), Aung La N Sang vs Shamil Erdogan (middleweight MMA), and more.
ONE 168 goes down inside the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Tickets for the highly-anticipated event featuring Haggerty vs Superlek and Ruotolo vs Musumeci can be found on Ticketmaster.