Tye Ruotolo, a master of ONE submission grappling, has a long history with the fearsome New Wave jiu-jitsu team.In order to prepare for the 20-year-old phenom, his forthcoming opponent Reinier de Ridder has spent the most of his training camp consulting with team head coach John Danaher.When these two ground savants engage in a 10-minute middleweight submission grappling clash, American spectators watching ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes III on Prime Video will be in for a grappling fight of the greatest calibre.
For his part, Tye Ruotolo is aware that ‘RDR’ trained in Texas with his longtime rivals. The Atos star, though, is still certain that he will defeat de Ridder and add his name to the long list of other New Wave men he has defeated.The twin brother of Kade Ruotolo, the youngest IBJJF black belt world champion, still has the New Wave team’s number:
Tye Ruotolo said The MMA Superfan, “I think they still have a big code to crack when it comes to my brother and I’s game.””John [Danaher] is undoubtedly contemplating something over there. I have a lot of respect for him, I think Reinier de Ridder is a fantastic coach, and I’m interested to see how he approaches the game.
Among the top grapplers in MMA right now is, of course, reigning ONE middleweight world champion Reinier de Ridder.
After studying under the master John Danaher and practising with people like Nicholas Meregali and Gordon Ryan, to mention a few, his jiu-jitsu undoubtedly become even deadlier.
Nevertheless, Tye Ruotolo is unconcerned and promises to submit “The Dutch Knight” in any case.
On May 5, Prime Video users in North America can watch this gripping match for free. Live coverage will come from Colorado’s 1stBank Bank for US Primetime.
