"Youngest legend alive" - Fans ready to witness Kade Ruotolo defend his gold against Mikey Musumeci in Denver super fight
Current ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion Kade Ruotolo enjoyed success in his first-ever MMA fight at ONE 167 on June 7, where he faced veteran fighter Blake Cooper inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
His impressive debut in mixed martial arts was looked back by ONE Championship in a recent Instagram post, as they captioned it with:
"A new era for Kade Ruotolo 👊🌟 The American star defends the ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Title against flyweight king Mikey Musumeci at ONE 168: Denver! Who will leave with the gold? 🤩 @ruotolobrothersjiujitsu".
In the video, the world's largest martial arts organization highlighted Ruotolo's victories in submission grappling matches and his outstanding performance against Cooper, whom he submitted in the first round.
This showing of the 21-year-old phenom received high praise from fans, especially from users @tobidanzolovejiujitsu, @tdeezyj, @tb.3364, @lkrds1, and @joanjett123, who commented:
"The youngest legend alive in bjj"
"Da boys! The whole Ruotolo family are such good people"
"The Ruotolo Brothers and Mikey are my three favorites. Hard to root for a winner, but the Ruotolo's got big heart. LFG. 💥🙏🏽"
"Last time Mickey got north-southed, so it's a very good chance for Kade to go for Darcy head catch whatever it might be he shoot for."
"Ruotolo brothers Rock❤️"
Kade Ruotolo shifts back to submission grappling for his next fight at ONE 168: Denver
Despite his fantastic first MMA match, the Atos representative will need to shift back to the gentle art. His upco ming bout will be the fourth defense of his 26-pound golden belt on Sept. 6 at ONE 168: Denver.
Ruotolo will face the reigning ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion Mikey Musumeci in a champion-versus-champion showdown in front of the Ball Arena crowd in Colorado.
ONE 168: Denver will transpire from the Ball Arena in U.S. primetime on Sept. 6. Tickets for the event are available on Ticketmaster.