"No one beats Tye" - Fans rooting for Tye Ruotolo in super fight against BJJ prodigy Jozef Chen at ONE Fight Night 23

Reigning ONE welterweight submission grappling world champion Tye Ruotolo will welcome 19-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) star Jozef Chen to the promotion at ONE Fight Night 23 on Friday, July 5 and fans have thrown their support behind the American star.

Undefeated through six contests thus far, Ruotolo has proven that he is a force to be reckoned with inside the Circle and will look to extend it to seven in his catchweight (186 pounds) submission grappling contest with Chen.

ONE Championship recently posted Ruotolo's best outings under the world's largest martial arts promotion via Instagram which can be viewed below.

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In the comments section, fans reiterated their support for the 21-year-old:

"No one beats tye ruotolo, NO ONE!"

"Hell yes he will 🔥🔥🔥"

"Ruotolo for the win!!!!"

"Chen is probably gonna lose 😢"

"Roots bros giving me tips on my first day at jiu jitsu at aoj. Great guys. Love them both. They are what is great about jiu jitsu."

Jozef Chen shares game plan against Tye Ruotolo

The 2023 recipient of Breakthrough Athlete of the Year from Flo Awards is looking forward to pulling off the upset against Tye Ruotolo and recently shared how he plans to do it.

Speaking with ONE Championship, Jozef Chen said:

"My idea is definitely to try and test a lot of skills that I've been working on. So standing position is definitely one that I'm going to try to see what works, see what doesn't, and try to work from that."

ONE Fight Night 23 will take place inside the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The full card will air live and free to all Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada.