Fabricio Andrey has officially received the biggest opportunity of his career so far…
The Brazilian standout is now set to face reigning ONE lightweight submission grappling champion Kade Ruotolo at ONE Championship’s ONE: The Inner Circle on June 26, 2026!
While both athletes must compete under ONE’s 170-pound lightweight limit, Ruotolo has spent years competing comfortably around that size.
Andrey, meanwhile, has historically competed much lighter, at times even as low as 145 pounds.
Still, Andrey’s rise through ONE Championship has been impressive.
He made his promotional debut just over a year ago with a decision win over Ashley Williams at ONE Fight Night 30.
Since then, he has steadily built momentum with additional victories over Eduardo Granzotto and Joao Mendes, moving to 3-0 inside the promotion.
Outside of ONE, Andrey has remained extremely active as well, continuing to rack up wins across the professional grappling scene.
Now, however, he faces the toughest test possible.
Ruotolo has been one of the promotion’s biggest grappling stars since joining ONE in 2022.
The American phenom currently holds a perfect 6-0 record under the banner and captured the lightweight title early in his run with a submission victory over Uali Kurzhev.
Although this will be Ruotolo’s first submission grappling match in nearly two years, he has hardly been inactive.
Instead, he shifted much of his attention toward MMA, where he has also looked dominant.
Ruotolo currently sits at 3-0 in mixed martial arts, with all three victories coming by submission.
He also has another MMA bout scheduled against Hiroyuki Tetsuka before returning to defend his grappling belt against Andrey.
The match has been announced via social media:
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