Kade
Ruotolo revealed that the unique “Ruotolotine” submission that
both he and twin brother Tye pulled off at
One on Prime Video 21 was always on the table for them.

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The ONE lightweight submission grappling champion took on Francisco
Lo in a 180-pound catchweight clash on April 5. Ruotolo
finished Lo with an arm-in rear naked choke, which he labeled the
“Ruotolotine,” breaking the curse of going without a finish every
time he shared a card with his brother. His brother Tye went on to
defend his ONE welterweight submission grappling title against
Izaak
Michell later in the night with the same submission.

Kade revealed that once he pulled off the “Ruotolotine,” he also
floated the idea to Tye, who had actually taught him the move.

“That was definitely not the plan,” Kade said at the post-fight
press conference. “After I got that submission against Francisco
Lo, I told Tye in the back locker room that I wouldn’t be
surprised if he won via the same submission. He’s really good at
it. He’s the one that taught me the submission, and I just put it
out there, I wasn’t 100% sure if it would happen, but he ended up
doing it so it kind of blew my mind as well.”

Ruotolo is currently gearing up for his MMA debut at
One Championship 167 on June 7 at the Impact Arena in Bangkok.
Ruotolo will meet Blake
Cooper, the younger brother of PFL veteran Ray Cooper, in a
lightweight bout. While Ruotolo admits that his striking still
needs brushing up, the Hawaiian also notes that he isn’t gun shy,
having grown up scrapping with his twin.

“The first week of June, it’s on,” Ruotolo said. “I’m super fired
up. It’s been a long time coming. I have a tough opponent in
Blake
Cooper ahead of me. The entire Cooper family are legends, heavy
hands and good wrestling. It will be an amazing matchup. In about a
month from now, I’ll be back out here in Thailand.

“I’m no Mike Tyson or a Superlek. I’m not quite there yet, but
every day I’m getting better and polishing my hands. The main thing
is that I’m comfortable striking. I’m not too scared of punches
which is usually the biggest barrier to overcome. My brother and I
grew up scrapping our whole lives, so the fear button isn’t really
there when it comes to striking. I don’t know if that’s a good
thing or a bad thing, but I’ve been finding more success and
learning every day so I’m confident.”

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