Kade Ruotolo to face former ONE champion Ok Rae Yoon at ONE Fight Night 50 in Bangkok
The 23-year-old grappling champion is 4-0 in MMA with four finishes, while Yoon won the ONE title in 2021, the year he beat Eddie Alvarez and Christian Lee.
Submission grappling champion Kade Ruotolo returns to MMA against Ok Rae Yoon, who once held a ONE title, on 18 December at ONE Fight Night 50 in Bangkok, Thailand, MMA Fighting reported.
Ruotolo, 23, holds the ONE lightweight submission grappling title and is 4-0 in MMA, with all four fights in Asia ending inside the distance. He submitted his first three opponents, then knocked out former Pancrase champion Hiroyuki Tetsuka in the second round in May.
Yoon, from South Korea, has 17 wins in 24 professional MMA fights. He beat Eddie Alvarez and Christian Lee in 2021, the year he won the ONE title, but lost decisions to Alibeg Rasulov and Lucas Gabriel in his last two MMA bouts.
Kade's twin brother Tye challenges Lee for the ONE lightweight MMA title at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok on 6 November, weeks after the brothers signed a sponsorship deal with Windows.
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