‘It’s A Completely Different World Out There’ – Kade Ruotolo On The Fishing Passion That Has Always Anchored Him
Before his return at The Inner Circle on May 15, the American reveals how the ocean and fishing give him peace.
On the mats, ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion Kade Ruotolo moves with a purpose few can match. However, on a fishing boat, he slows everything down to a crawl and loves every second of it. After an extended period away from the spotlight, the American phenom makes his long-awaited return against Hiroyuki “Japanese Beast” Tetsuka in a lightweight MMA battle at The Inner Circle , which airs live in Asia primetime from Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, May 15.
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View this post on Instagram This marks Ruotolo’s first bout in over a year, as he had been recovering from a complete ACL tear. He suffered the injury during a training session just a week after submitting Nicolas Vigna to go 3-0 in his MMA career at ONE 171: Qatar in February 2025. The road back to the global stage has been a long one.
Twelve months of hard work, even harder days, and the kind of quiet battles that never make the highlight reel. So once the knee was stable enough to allow it, Ruotolo reeled in the one thing that had always quietly anchored him outside the gym: “I was able to watch my brother pick up some great performances. So, that was great.
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