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Kade Ruotolo has been added to the ONE 168 card in Denver, where he will defend his ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Championship against Mikey Musumeci, Sports Illustrated has learned.

ONE 168, which takes place on September 6 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, marks the promotion’s first return to the United States since May of 2023. And there will be must-see bouts on the card.

Muay Thai royalty from opposite ends of the globe are set to collide in a highly anticipated match that the world needs to see. At ONE 168: Denver on Friday, September 6, Liam “Hitman” Harrison will take on “The Man Who Yields To No One” Seksan Or. Kwanmuang in a 140-pound catchweight Muay Thai bout inside the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.

Pitting together two all-action legends of the sport adds further hype to the already immensely stacked card, meaning ONE Championship’s return to the U.S. is guaranteed to be a barnburner.

The lineup for ONE Championship’s return to the United States continues to grow, as the Singapore-based promotion has announced the addition of two new matchups to the Sept. 6 card.

In what is being touted as “one of the biggest submission grappling matches in history” by ONE, flyweight (135-pound) grappling champion Mikey Musumeci will challenge reigning lightweight (170-pound) champ Kade Ruotolo in a superfight. Additionally, veteran muay thai standouts Liam Harrison and Seksan Or Kwanmuang will square off in a 140-pound catchweight pairing.

Flyweight MMA fighter Coopar ‘Rush Dundee’ Royal is hoping to become the next big Australian star to represent on the global stage with ONE Championship.

If ‘Rush’ can get past Kaito Oda at ONE Friday Fights 60 this Friday, his dream could become reality. Royal takes on the Japanese debutant at the historic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 26.

Kickboxing legend Liam Harrison has announced his return to action.

Injury has kept the Leeds star out of the ring since 2022. But Harrison will next take on Japan’s Katsuki Kitano in a Muay Thai bantamweight contest on ONE Championship’s June 8 event at the Impact Arena in Bangkok

Duke Didier’s return to ONE Championship has gone awry with a first round loss to Ben Tynan in Thailand.

The main event of ONE Fight Night 21 at Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Boxing Stadium shocked the kickboxing community as Alexis Nicolas dethroned two-sport king Regian Eersel.

Both Tye Ruotolo and Kade Ruotolo won their ONE championship matches with the ‘Ruotolo-tine’ submission, an arm triangle variation from the back that combines elements of the rear naked, ezekiel, and darce for the strangle. It’s the same finish that Tye used at 2022 ADCC against Pedro Marinho. Kade and Tye are undefeated in ONE championship action, and both brothers are invited to the ADCC World Championships in August.

Despite the seemingly overwhelming odds, Alexis Nicolas bravely marched into battle in the main event of ONE Fight Night 21 last weekend and ended Regian Eersel’s perfect run in ONE Championship.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion Kade Ruotolo makes his MMA debut on June 7 when he faces Blake Cooper at the upcoming ONE 167 card from the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. ONE Championship officials confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Friday.

England’s Jake Peacock stuck to his word and pulled off a sensational debut as he defeated Japan’s Kohei Shinjo in their bantamweight Muay Thai showdown during the ONE Championship in Bangkok on Friday.

Peacock, who was born without his right hand and forearm, stunned Lumpinee Boxing Stadium as he dominated his adversary and displayed his versatile skill set across all three rounds.