ONE Fight Night 50: Grappling star Kade Ruotolo meets ex-champion Ok Rae Yoon
Kade Ruotolo, unbeaten in MMA, gets his toughest opponent yet on 18 December in Bangkok. A win could move him closer to a title shot.
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ONE Championship has booked a lightweight MMA bout for ONE Fight Night 50 on 18 December at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok: Kade Ruotolo faces former ONE lightweight champion Ok Rae Yoon. Ruotolo is the reigning submission grappling world champion and, according to ONE, has finished all four of his MMA opponents.
Ok (17-6), by contrast, comes off two straight defeats. ONE suggests that a win could fast-track a lightweight title shot – there is no concrete title promise. Champion Christian Lee defends his belt on 6 November against Kade's twin brother Tye Ruotolo.
Also new on the card: at welterweight, Maurice Abevi (9-1), winner of his last three fights, meets unbeaten Dzhabir Dzhabrailov (7-0), who has finished all of his opponents.