Tye Ruotolo blown away by fans in Manila

Tye Ruotolo and his brother Kade had a big weekend between the two at ONE on Prime Video 5. Competing on the same night in front of a raucous crowd at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, the two brothers delivered show-stopping performances. First up was Tye Ruotolo, who earned his second straight submission victory inside the Circle against Marat Gafurov.

Following the event, Ruotolo took to Instagram, sharing his appreciation for the men and women who have supported him, the ONE CEO for rewarding him with his second $50,000 bonus, and the people of the Philippines for their passion.

“When you love what you do you never work a day in your life”

“Huge thank you to Chatri and one Championship for bringing me back to do what I was born for. So stoked to get the 50k bonus again!

“Also a huge thanks to everyone who came to support, I have the best team and fans 💙

“The Filipino people were absolutely incredible, I’ve never seen/experienced such a passionate crowd. What an experience, it was also amazing to see a huge idol of mine @brandonvera again. Congratulations on an amazing career, excited to see you in the movies you legend🍿”

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Kade Ruotolo joined his brother Tye Ruotolo in the win column at ONE on Prime Video 5

Not long after Tye Ruotolo scored his own impressive win, his brother Kade Ruotolo stepped inside the circle to defend his ONE lightweight submission grappling world championship against IBJJF world champion Matheus Gabriel.

Though he was unable to score a finish against his Brazilian challenger, Kade Ruotolo delivered a dominant performance, earning him a unanimous decision victory. After the match, Kade Ruotolo spoke about the toughness of his opponent during the ONE on Prime Video 5 press conference:

“I thought for sure he was going to tap but there is a lot of those type of guys who are style guard players, they've been through, they let their legs break so many times. They're almost painless."