{"id":245542,"date":"2026-05-28T05:44:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T05:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/i-think-that-would-be-so-cool-kade-ruotolo-hunting-sibling-showdown-to-settle-budding-rivalry\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T05:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T05:44:34","slug":"i-think-that-would-be-so-cool-kade-ruotolo-hunting-sibling-showdown-to-settle-budding-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/i-think-that-would-be-so-cool-kade-ruotolo-hunting-sibling-showdown-to-settle-budding-rivalry\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI think that would be so cool\u201d &#8211; Kade Ruotolo hunting sibling showdown to settle budding rivalry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5172655\" data-slug-id=\"2787794\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion Kade Ruotolo of the United States knows who he wants to fight next.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old made a rousing return from a serious knee injury at The Inner Circle on May 15, where he stopped Hiroyuki &#8216;Japanese Beast&#8217; Tetsuka via a vicious KO in Round 2.<\/p>\n<p>The BJJ specialist showcased his improved striking, delivering a devious feint before uncorking a right-hand missile that slept the Japanese veteran. The win pushed his pristine MMA record to 4-0 and earned him a $50,000 performance bonus from ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-definitely-rusty-kade-ruotolo-admits-needing-feeling-period-finding-fight-ending-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Ruotolo<\/a> hopes to finally secure a monumental fight against a member of the most famous fighting family in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/one-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">ONE Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The idea of him and his twin brother, Tye Ruotolo, fighting Christian and Adrian Lee has floated around for a while. According to the 23-year-old two-sport athlete, there\u2019s no better time to make that happen than now.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;A card with the Lees versus the Ruotolos. I think that would be so cool. Christian versus me, or Christian versus Tye, me versus Adrian, or something like that. It would be amazing,&#8221; he told ONE Championship.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-our-dreams-coming-true-kade-ruotolo-celebrates-devastating-finish-massive-us-50-000-bonus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Kade Ruotolo<\/a> back and sharper than ever, both brothers are pushing for the showdown that could define a generation.<\/p>\n<p>The Inner Circle replay is available for Inner Circle Superfan Club members at <a href=\"http:\/\/live.onefc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">live.onefc.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Tye Ruotolo agrees with Kade, wants the Lees next<\/h2>\n<p>ONE welterweight submission grappling world champion Tye Ruotolo loves the idea of some sibling rivalry on one card.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s never been done in MMA before, and he hopes the dream Ruotolos vs. Lees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-brothers-versus-brothers-tye-ruotolo-pitches-massive-double-feature-grappling-showdown-lees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">superfight will come to reality.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Let&#8217;s do the brothers versus brothers [Ruotolos versus Lees],&#8221; he said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know, it would be awesome. I don&#8217;t know if they&#8217;re [the Lees] up for it,&#8221; he told ONE Championship.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cObviously, it&#8217;s kind of like a lot to make happen. 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