“He’s Very Difficult to Work With”- Tye Ruotolo Hints at His Subsequent Preferable Opponent Conserving the Door Open for ‘Anything’ After Victory at One Battle Evening 23

Present ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Champion, Tye Ruotolo, prolonged his undefeated streak in ONE Championship by defeating promotional newcomer Jozef Chen in a 186-pound catchweight submission grappling match at ONE Battle Evening 23 final week. Ruotolo dominated the bout, incomes a unanimous determination victory of their scheduled 10-minute bout.

Nonetheless, Tye Ruotolo isn’t trying to relaxation on his laurels after his current victory. In his post-fight convention, he dropped a touch about his desired opponent for the subsequent matchup.

Tye Ruotolo eyes subsequent opponent after ONE Battle Evening 23 victory

All through the match, Ruotolo relentlessly pressured Chen with a barrage of assaults. Within the first two minutes, each fighters aggressively sought to overpower one another. The 21-year-old American centered on controlling Chen’s moments, although the South African repeatedly managed to flee. Nonetheless, regardless of his resilience, Chen couldn’t evade Ruotolo’s relentless aggression and assaults, finally resulting in the latter’s victory.

When a reporter inquired about what he eyed as his subsequent problem throughout the post-fight interview, Tye Ruotolo expressed his need for a rematch together with his outdated rival, Nicholas Meregali.

“We’ve been trying to get [Nicholas] Meregali for a long time,” Ruotolo stated. “ I guess he’s very difficult to work with, I don’t know, but I just think he doesn’t really want to fight, to be honest with you. The last time we fought, I had multiple torn ligaments in my knee. He used to be fifty pounds heavier and I still Alpha-checked him…back at the end of the fight, you know. So that’s one that I really want to get back. I’ve got Meregali.”

Ruotolo, nonetheless, emphasised if a combat with Nicholas Meregali wasn’t potential, he was able to face whoever ONE Championship would provide him. The Brazilian grappler is a 3x IBJJF black belt world champion and a 2x ADCC world medalist, however he’s at the moment not signed to ONE. There’s some unfinished enterprise between them, as Meregali defeated Tye Ruotolo by determination on the 2022 ADCC World Championship.

Nicholas Meregali edged out Tye Ruotolo in a detailed match on the 2022 ADCC

In 2022, on the ADCC World Championship semifinals, Tye Ruotolo confronted Nicholas Meregali, a a lot heavier opponent outweighing him by over 40 kilos. The bout unfolded over a grueling first 10 minutes, throughout which, Meregali took management early with a robust uchi mata takedown.

All through the match, Ruotolo displayed outstanding combating spirit regardless of Meregali’s measurement benefit. He tried to realize floor with a D’Arce choke, however Meregali defended in opposition to it successfully. Regardless of their efforts, neither fighter managed to attain factors within the preliminary half beneath the ADCC level system.

Because the match progressed into the second half, each athletes intensified their concentrate on takedown makes an attempt. Ruotolo continued to showcase resilience, pushing by means of into an prolonged five-minute additional time interval. Nonetheless, regardless of his valiant effort, the choose finally awarded the choice victory to Nicholas Meregali.

Now, the way forward for a Tye Ruotolo vs. Nicholas Meregali rematch rests on Meregali’s acceptance. Would you prefer to see these two proficient submission grapplers conflict? Tell us your ideas within the feedback beneath!