Tye Ruotolo On His Match Against Reinier de Ridder: “Whatever Comes My Way I’ll Take First”
Apr 06, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Tye Ruotolo and Reinier de Ridder will face each other in a ONE Championship submission grappling match on May 5. And, as always, Ruotolo is confident in his success. However, this time, he knows...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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....
Buchecha: “It’s Amazing To See The Evolution Of Ruotolo Brothers”
Oct 16, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida is more than impressed by the Ruotolo brother’s evolution. Especially Kade’s, in particular because of his performance at the recent ADCC World...
Ruotolo Brothers Demonstrate How To Defend Against The Outside Heel Hook
Sep 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Heel hooks, calf slicers, are all deemed dangerous submissions & prohibited from competition by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (apart from the adult black belt level which now...
[Watch] Tye Ruotolo Submits Garry Tonon with D’Arce Choke at ONE 157
May 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Tye Ruotolo… Is a force to be reckoned with. He is a current Who’s Number One welterweight and middleweight champion, and an IBJJF brown belt world champion as well. And last Friday, May...
Breaking: Tye Ruotolo vs. Garry Tonon ONE Championship Match Announced
Apr 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Here… We… Go! The Ruotolo brothers have recently signed their ONE Championship contracts, and now they’ve been scheduled for their debuts under the organization. Tye Ruotolo will...
WNO: Tye Ruotolo vs. Levi Jones-Leary Announced for Welterweight Title Match
Dec 29, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: FloGrappling The next Who’s Number One (WNO) event is taking place on January 21… And after the reveal of the main match – the one for the light heavyweight title,...
Ruotolo Brothers Face Each Other in Epic 2021 IBJJF Worlds Final Match
Dec 12, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Tye and Kade – the Ruotolo brothers – are one of the best grapplers in the world. However, despite competing at various divisions (and mostly at no-gi tournaments), the two haven’t...
GrappleFest 10: Ruotolo Brothers & Dante Leon Take The Win
Nov 22, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
GrappleFest 10 took place in Liverpool, England, last Saturday (November 20). It was an exciting submission-only event, with heaps of interesting matches. Check out the full main card results, as...
GrappleFest 10 Full Card Preview: Ruotolo Brothers, Dante Leon, & Others
Oct 09, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The GrappleFest promotion is returning back to the podium with GrappleFest 10 on November 20 (Saturday). This event will take place in the UK, and the organizers have already revealed the full card...
ADCC King Andre Galvao Rolls with Ruotolo Brothers Back to Back
Aug 29, 2021BJJEE
Twin brothers Kade and Tye Ruotolo represent a new generation of BJJ players. They are 18 years old and have been training since the age of 3 hey have won everything that there is to win in BJJ at...
Who’s Number One (WNO): Craig Jones, Tye Ruotolo, Andrew Wiltse in 185-Pound Division
Aug 07, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Who’s Number One (WNO) two-day tournament will take place on September 25 and 26, featuring eight-person brackets. It’s been just recently that the promotion has released the full...
Ruotolo Twins Promoted to Purple Belt After 14 Yrs of Training BJJ
Dec 28, 2019BJJEE
Twin brother Kade and Tye Ruotolo represent a new generation of BJJ players. They are 16 years old and have been training since the age of 3 hey have won everything that there is to win in BJJ at...
8x World Juvenile Champs Ruotolo Twins on Future Plans, Training w/ Mendes Bros at AOJ
Apr 05, 2015BJJEE
Twin brother Kade and Tye Ruotolo represent a new generation of BJJ players. They are 12 years old and have been training since the age of 3 and accumulate over 200 gold medals...
Ruotolo Twins: ‘Jiu-Jitsu Is Our Life’
May 06, 2014BJJEE
The Ruotolo twins are shining example of determination, discipline and passion for Jiu-Jitsu: We are Kade & Tye Ruotolo. We started our jiu jitsu training in 2006. We train at the...
Mikey Musumeci Pulls Out Of Geo Martinez Rematch – Amid Rumored UFC Grappling Project
May 21, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Mikey Musumeci has officially pulled out of his highly anticipated rematch with Geo Martinez – but not due to injury or scheduling conflict. Instead, the reason points to something potentially much...
