MMA Fighting · Nov 6
Tye Ruotolo drops, submits Christian Lee to win ONE MMA title
Tye Ruotolo just made history in Bangkok, Thailand, with a quick first-round submission victory over Christian Lee to claim the ONE Championship lightweight belt (170 pounds under ONE rules) on Friday morning.
Prior to the fight, Ruotolo told MMA Fighting he was very likely to win by submission but had “a lot of cool tools that I’m looking to whip out in the fight as well.” He has definitely shown that, dropping Lee with a combo on the feet, and then some ground and pound work, before taking the back and sinking in the rear-naked choke for the tap in just over three minutes of the fight.