"Get some hometown advantage" - Tye Ruotolo eager to scrap on US soil as part of blockbuster ONE 169: Atlanta

American BJJ savant Tye Ruotolo has a strong desire to fight in his home country when ONE Championship travels to Atlanta this November.

ONE 169: Atlanta is the fight card that everyone wants to be a part of, since the anticipated blockbuster event will be the promotion's first visit to 'The Big Peach'.

With Tye's twin brother, Kade, already booked for the stacked ONE 168 card in Denver against Mikey Musumeci on September 6, the welterweight submission grappling champ also hopes to secure the opportunity to fight in front of his own home crowd for the first time as well.

In regards to scrapping on US soil, Tye told Sportskeeda MMA:

"Yeah, that would be epic. I'm stoked to compete and get some hometown advantage just a little bit. Yeah, that would be an epic card to get on to."

See the full interview below:

The undefeated ONE welterweight submission grappling world champion would be the ideal grappler to represent his country. For one, he's definitely earned it after extending his winning streak to seven at ONE Fight Night 23.

Moreover, he's a highly entertaining competitor, whose tenacity and aggression on the world stage could make for another great crowd-pleaser in Atlanta.

Watch the full replay of ONE Fight Night 23 on demand for Prime Video subscribers in North America.

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"We've spent a solid six to seven years in Muay Thai growing up" - Tye Ruotolo asssures fans of their MMA talents after explaining the amount of training he's had with Kade

Tye Ruotolo says he and Kade have had years of formal training in Muay Thai before venturing out of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and into MMA.

The Californian youngster is eager to make his MMA debut after watching Kade outperform Blake Cooper at ONE 167 this past month.

Although there are still doubts surrounding their MMA capabilities, Tye has put those concerns to rest by explaining how much training they've both had over the years:

"I think it's more of a natural transition than a normal guy. Because we've spent a solid six to seven years in Muay Thai growing up, and we've always known how to throw. Jiu-Jitsu is so much of pushing and pulling, and that's why I feel we've got a good snap in our punches."

See his comments below: