Kade Ruotolo believes he will finish Mikey Musumeci: “We’re gonna pass his guard and submit”
Kade Ruotolo is coming in hot with massive confidence to finish his challenger Mikey Musumeci in their co-main event tilt at ONE 168: Denver.
Although he knows Musumeci is not a pushover, Ruotolo believes that he has what it takes to force a tapout from his next opponent to successfully defend his belt inside the Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado on Sept. 6.
The Californian phenom plans to follow the same tactics that made him the youngest-ever ADCC world champion and ONE lightweight submission grappling king.
The 21-year-old told ONE Championship:
“There’s no secret at this point in time. I think everybody already knows what my brother (Tye Ruotolo) and I wanna do – takedown, pass and submit. I feel like a broken record. I hate to be boring or whatever, but that really is always our strategy. That’s always our game plan. It’s no secret. So you know the drill."
He went on to add the play-by-play for this matchup:
“We’re gonna get him down. We’re gonna pass his guard and submit. And, if the submission comes in between, perfect.”
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Kade Ruotolo aims to take everything one step at a time
For Kade Ruotolo, it is important to achieve the perfect balance if he wants to keep the ball rolling in mixed martial arts.
The 21-year-old prodigy never backs down from any challenges, and he's also not planning to neglect the sport he loves dearly, as well as his ONE lightweight submission grappling world title.
Nonetheless, he plans to go all in after ONE 168: Denver on Sept. 6, and continue to compete in grappling from time to time.
In fact, it is possible that his performance inside the Ball Arena in Colorado will become the tipping point of the wave that will bring his focus solely on MMA.
Catch Kade Ruotolo vs. Mikey Musumeci in their ONE lightweight submission grappling world championship tilt live in U.S. primetime and free for all Amazon Prime Video subscribers.