"Champion mentality" - Watch how Kade Ruotolo, Mikey Musumeci show humility and grace after big wins

There's one thing that Kade Ruotolo and Mikey Musumeci have in common - a champion's mindset.

As September 6 looms closer, American fans are really anticipating watching a massive stunner between ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion Kade Ruotolo and his challenger, ONE flyweight submission grappling world title holder Mikey Musumeci at ONE 168: Denver.

Musumeci is moving up three weight classes above him for the first time in promotion history to become an unprecedented two-division world champion.

One of the reasons why these two highly competitive athletes are masters at their crafts is because they model a champion's mindset. In other words, they are the ultimate role models of grace and class in their respective divisions.

Watch ONE Championship pay tribute to Kade and Musumeci with a caption and video on Instagram, that encapsulates the powerful effect that they have upon the sport, to themselves, and others.

"Champion mentality. Can ONE lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion Kade Ruotolo hang on to this crown when Mikey Musumeci steps up to the challenge on September 6 at ONE 168: Denver?"

Check out the fan reactions below:

Fan reactions

Fan reactions

Tickets for ONE 168: Denver are available via Ticketmaster.

---

"Another millionaire made tonight!" - Kade Ruotolo captures the $1 million prize at the CJI Tournament

Kade Ruotolo is reaping the benefits this year with another successful jiu-jitsu tournament at the Craig Jones Invitational.

The lightweight king bullied his way to the finals to beat Levi Jones-Leary and capture the $1 million prize. Winning the prize is the latest shock this year, after Kade added an ADCC world championship to his collection in 2022 followed by a submission grappling world title in the same year.

Check out the new image on Instagram that @bteamjj added on Kade's Instagram page below:

"Another millionaire made tonight! Kade Ruotolo #CJI"