Reinier de Ridder vs. Tye Ruotolo Submission Grappling Match Announced (ONE Championship)
Feb 07, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Reinier de Ridder – the reigning ONE Championship middleweight MMA champion – and Tye Ruotolo will battle in a submission grappling super fight on May 5! The bout will take place as a...
Kade Ruotolo Talks Grapplers Who Use PEDs: “They Are Taking Shortcuts”
Feb 01, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
There is no denying that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, when it comes to professional competitors, is full of athletes using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). Many take them to gain that slight edge against...
Kade Ruotolo vs PJ Barch – the Best Grappling Match in 2022
Jan 24, 2023BJJEE
Last year was full of amazing grappling matches, mainly due to the ADCC 2022 World Championship. It was in Las Vegas that the fight of the year took place (according to FloGrappling readers). Kade...
Clash of Generations: Marcelo Garcia & Tye Ruotolo Have a Rolling Session
Jan 15, 2023BJJEE
Marcelo Garcia is a Brazilian martial artist and coach under the great Fabio Gurgel. He represents the Team Alliance banner. Marcelo had a fantastic competitive career and won many prestigious...
Double Trouble: The Coming-of-Age Of The Ruotolo Brothers
Dec 30, 2022BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...
Paulo Miyao Details Long Term Knee Damage from Not Tapping to Tye Ruotolo at ADCC 2019
Dec 23, 2022BJJEE
Paulo Miyao faced a young Tye Ruotolo at ADCC 2019 and was caught in a nasty kneebar. Miyao, true to himself chose to ignore the pain and didn’t tap… We often see in high level grappling...
Tye Ruotolo: “Jiu-Jitsu Is About Showing Respect To Your Opponent & Going For The Kill”
Dec 11, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
What is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu about for you? It might be a mix of friendships, respect, pushing yourself to the limits, improvement… Or a mix of several things. Which is exactly the case for Tye...
Kade Ruotolo Predicts Own MMA Career: “I’ll Be Fighting At About 170lbs”
Dec 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
2022 has been a fantastic year for Kade Ruotolo. He became the youngest-ever ADCC world champion (at just 19 years of age) and then won, as well as defended, the ONE Championship lightweight...
Tye Ruotolo: “I Don’t Like Fighting My Brother That Much”
Dec 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Kade and Tye Ruotolo are winning one match after another in the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Both are extremely skilled and explosive, exciting to watch and continuously improving… So, one...
Tye Ruotolo: “I’ll Have A Belt Around My Waist”
Dec 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Ruotolo brothers have taken the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by storm, both on the mats and in the octagon. Namely, Kade Ruotolo recently defended his ONE Championship lightweight submission...
ONE Championship: Tye Ruotolo Submits Marat Gafurov & Calls Out Reinier de Ridder
Dec 03, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: ONE Championship The Ruotolo brothers have dominated the ONE on Prime Video 5 card, last Friday night… Kade beat Matheus Gabriel via unanimous decision, whereas Tye submitted the...
ONE Championship: Kade Ruotolo Defeats Matheus Gabriel – Defends World Champion Title
Dec 03, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: ONE Championship Kade Ruotolo has done it again! In the ONE lightweight submission grappling title match, he competed against Matheus Gabriel – and got the win… Albeit...
“BJJ vs Sambo – Which Is Better?” Ruotolo Brothers Reveal Their Opinion
Dec 02, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The discussion between BJJ and Sambo – the question being which is the “better” martial art – has been a long-lasting one. And since recently, it’s being put on a test;...
Gordon Ryan vs. Ruotolo Bros – Potential Match Analysis
Nov 16, 2022BJJEE
Gordon Ryan is regarded as the best no-gi grappler currently, and his recent performance at the 2022 ADCC World Championship was nothing less than phenomenal. Gordon managed to win his superfight and...
ONE Championship: Kade Ruotolo To Defend Submission Grappling Title Against Matheus Gabriel
Nov 11, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Kade Ruotolo has another chance to make history… As he’ll be the first athlete to be defending his submission grappling world title at ONE Championship! He’ll take on Matheus...
Ruotolo Brothers Are Building Their “Dream Gym” In Costa Rica
Nov 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
2022 has been nothing less than exceptional for the Ruotolo Brothers, who are slowly taking over the BJJ scene. Even though they’re just 19 years old, their dominance on the mats has already...
Tye Ruotolo Shows A “Kiss Of The Dragon To Kneebar” Setup
Nov 07, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you enjoy playing the Reverse De La Riva Guard, then the Kiss Of The Dragon might be one of your favorite entries/transitions… And if that’s the case, then going for a Kneebar off of...
Use Your Hair In BJJ… No, Seriously – Kade Ruotolo Demonstrates
Nov 07, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Long hair and Jiu-Jitsu don’t always go well together. If you don’t want any hair troubles, while rolling, the best is to have the most popular haircut in BJJ: the shaved head (minus the...
Ruotolo Brothers Reveal A “Surprise Attack” From Bottom Half Guard
Nov 04, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Many BJJ practitioners have made a career from forcing an under hook half guard and sweeping or taking the back. This is a common method of playing guard used by a lot of elite level grapplers such...
Kade Ruotolo: “A Lot Of Hungry People Are Coming After Me”
Nov 02, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
On October 21, Kade Ruotolo once again made his mark – by winning the first ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Title, via Heel Hook submission against 4x Sambo world champion Uali...
Kade Ruotolo: “99% Of BJJ Athletes Are On Some Sort Of Performance Enhancing Drugs”
Oct 27, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Kade Ruotolo has made the best out of the previous weeks. He’s established himself as one of the best-known names in the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; having won the ADCC World Championship at...
Gordon Ryan Calls Out Ruotolo Brothers: “I Will Fight You Both Back To Back”
Oct 24, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
A bit more than a week ago, Kade Ruotolo stated that if he and Gordon Ryan were to roll together, that Ryan wouldn’t be able to Heel Hook him. However, Ryan didn’t react to the call-out....
Kade Ruotolo Easily Submits 4x Sambo World Champion, Wins ONE Lightweight Grappling World Title
Oct 22, 2022BJJEE
2022 ADCC champion Kade Ruotolo faced 4x world Sambo champion Uali Kurzhev for the inaugural ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling world title. The 19-year old Ruotolo had tremendous respect for his...
Chael Sonnen Talks Kade Ruotolo’s Upcoming ONE Match: “It Adds To The Legacy Of His Mentor, Andre Galvao”
Oct 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The first-ever ONE Championship Lightweight Submission Grappling world championship title match is taking place soon, with Kade Ruotolo facing the 4x Sambo world champion Uali Kurzhev. Kade is the...
