Tye Ruotolo has his eyes on another spectacular victory when he returns on submission grappling’s grandest stage this Friday, March 13.
At ONE Fight Night 41: Sinsamut vs. Jarvis on Prime Video inside Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium, the ONE welterweight submission grappling world champion defends his gold against Polish ground game wizard Pawel Jaworski.
Ahead of their world title tilt in Thailand, the 23-year-old Tenore representative told Cageside Press that he doesn’t plan on wasting time in the Thai capital. He has his radar locked on a seventh submission win from 11 outings in the promotion.
“Expect me to do my absolute best to finish him. I’m not trying to stall — I’m going for the finish. Expect me to try my absolute best to finish this guy. I’m not trying to tire him out. I want to finish him. I’m going to do my absolute best to find that window,” the ONE world champion declared.
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Watch the Tenore athlete’s full interview with Cageside Press below:
Tye Ruotolo returns to his preferred discipline after an impressive MMA start on the global stage.
After going 8-0, alongside two successful world title defenses in submission grappling, Ruotolo enjoyed a successful debut year in the all-encompassing discipline with two successive highlight-reel wins against previously undefeated duo Adrian Lee and Shozo Isojima.
Tye Ruotolo ready to dive into Pawel Jaworski’s dangerous guard at ONE Fight Night 41
During the same exchange with Cageside Press, Tye Ruotolo was asked about whether he fears advancing into Jaworski’s revered leg-locking game.
The 23-year-old superstar responded by saying:
“I think for a lot of guys, they see that, and it instills a lot of fear into them because they don’t want to get leg locked. So when they enter his guard, there’s a lot of fear based on their passing.
“My whole theory on that is I’m not afraid to go into that. I’m not afraid to explore all those situations because I’ll find peace in the fire, and I’ll find a solution. So that’s my thing. I’m not scared of his jiu-jitsu. I’m excited to solve it.”
North American fight fans can catch his third title defense against Jaworski and the entire ONE Fight Night 41 card for free with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.
Edited by Aziel Karthak