"King Kade" - Fans rooting for Kade Ruotolo ahead of submission grappling super fight against Mikey Musumeci in Denver
The upcoming showdown between ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion Kade Ruotolo and ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion Mikey Musumeci on September 6 will determine the best pound-for-pound submission artist in the world right now.
ONE Championship added more anticipation to this exciting clash of two BJJ savants at ONE 168: Denver, which will take place inside the Ball Arena in Colorado, by posting the highlights of Ruotolo and Musumeci recently.
The eight-slide post on Instagram was captioned:
"This clash is bound to THRILL! 💥 Will Kade Ruotolo hold onto his throne, or will Mikey Musumeci be crowned the ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion at ONE 168: Denver? @mikeymusumeci @ruotolobrothersjiutjitsu"
The videos featured the finishes of Ruotolo and 'Darth Rigatoni' as they have a combined eight in 14 bouts. But some fans are rallying behind the 21-year-old American world champion to get the job done against the 28-year-old challenger.
Users @jaredwatson, @mrsinghmj08hal, @mattjhangglidebjj, @sholucky1, and @nunderwoodbjj showed their support and confidence that Ruotolo will retain his 26-pound golden belt through their comments:
"King Kade"
"🔥🔥🔥 Ruotolo all day long"
"Dr think it will be kade"
"🙏🙏🙏Kade all day 🙏🙏🙏"
"I love them both as grapplers. But I think Kade will take this."
Kade Ruotolo and Mikey Musumeci put their undefeated records on the line at ONE 168: Denver
In addition to the ONE lightweight submission grappling championship, the American BJJ black belts will be staking their immaculate ONE Championship records on the line when they collide in Colorado.
Both of them have an identical record of seven wins, and one of them will leave the night with a stain on their tally since the world's largest martial arts organization doesn't have a draw in submission grappling bouts.
ONE 168: Denver will transpire from the Ball Arena in U.S. primetime on Sept. 6. Tickets for the event are available on Ticketmaster.