Tye Ruotolo, the reigning ONE Championship Welterweight Submission Grappling World Champion, is preparing for a monumental title defense…
As he is scheduled to face Izaak Michell at ONE 166: Qatar!
This event, which marks ONE Championship’s debut in Qatar, will be held at the Lusail Sports Arena on Friday, March 1.
ONE Championship shared the news via social media:
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Ruotolo has been unstoppable since his first appearance in ONE Championship, at ONE 157 in May 2022.
His journey includes a victory over Garry Tonon, defeating former ONE Featherweight MMA World Champion Marat Gafurov, lightweight star Dagi Arslanaliev, and even outmatching reigning ONE Middleweight MMA World Champion Reinier de Ridder in a submission grappling super fight.
His crowning achievement came at ONE Fight Night 16 last November, where he overpowered Magomed Abdulkadirov – securing a unanimous decision win and the inaugural ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Title.
Michell, a 25-year-old Australian, is a two-time ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials gold medalist with notable victories over IBJJF No-Gi World Champion Roberto Jimenez and IBJJF Gi World Champion Jansen Gomes.
Entering his first ONE Championship match with a six-fight winning streak, Michell is recognized as one of the top no-gi athletes globally.
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