Tye Ruotolo will defend his ONE submission grappling world title towards Izaak Michell at ONE Combat Evening 21 on April 5.
The world title matchup between present ONE welterweight submission grappling world champion Tye Ruotolo and promotional newcomer Izaak Michell has been rescheduled for ONE Combat Evening 21 on Friday, April 5. The pair had been initially slated to conflict on March 1 at ONE 166: Qatar.
ONE Championship announced the new date earlier this week.
Ruotolo claimed the inaugural welterweight title in November 2023 with a dominant determination win over ADCC veteran Magomed Abdulkadirov at ONE Combat Evening 16. After that victory, he called out Michell, simply as he had in August following his win over Dagi Arslanaliev.
Tye Ruotolo vs. Izaak Michell
Undefeated with three submissions throughout 5 bouts in ONE Championship, Ruotolo is extensively thought to be one of many high pound-for-pound no-gi grapplers within the sport. Along with his work in ONE, Ruotolo boasts a third-place end on the 2022 ADCC World Championships, with notable wins over high gentle heavyweight Pedro Marinho and former ADCC absolute champion Felipe Pena.
For his half, Michell is considerably much less completed, however nonetheless one of many planet’s high 185-pound rivals. Along with his gold-medal performances on the 2022 and 2023 ADCC Asia and Oceania Trials, he holds key victories over Roberto Jimenez, Jansen Gomes, and Jacob Couch.
Each athletes are thought-about among the many sport’s most entertaining.
Ruotolo is a buzzsaw of exercise and aggression. And whereas he’s a well-rounded grappler with expertise in all areas, he tends to do his greatest work with wrestling, guard passing, and back-takes.
The Australian, in the meantime, is a wonderful leg locker and back-taker, using his top-notch physicality to put on down his opponents because the match drags on.
Like all different submission grappling matches in ONE Championship, this contest will consist of 1, 10-minute spherical of submission-only motion. Within the occasion no submission happens, a panel of judges will award the winner based mostly on essentially the most professional submission makes an attempt.
How you can watch: Tye Ruotolo vs. Izaak Michell will happen within the co-main occasion of ONE Combat Evening 21: Eersel vs. Nicolas on Prime Video on Friday, April 5, and can air dwell on Prime Video (free with Amazon Plus subscription) starting at 8:00 PM EST.
