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Tye Ruotolo to challenge Christian Lee for ONE lightweight title
Christian Lee will defend his ONE lightweight MMA title against Tye Ruotolo on Nov.
6 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.
Ruotolo, the reigning ONE welterweight submission grappling champion, is making only his third professional MMA appearance.
The 23-year-old is 2-0 in MMA, with submission wins over Adrian Lee and Shozo Isojima.
This is a major step up for him against Lee, who has an 18-4 record and is a two-division champion.
Lee is coming off a second-round technical knockout win over Alibeg Rasulov in November 2025.
The winner will hold the ONE lightweight MMA championship after the bout.
The five-fight card also includes a bantamweight Muay Thai rematch between Komawut FA Group and Yodphupa Petkiatpet.
Christian Lee will defend his ONE lightweight mixed martial arts title against Tye Ruotolo on Nov. 6.
The bout will headline The Inner Circle 37 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.
Ruotolo, the reigning ONE welterweight submission grappling champion, will make his third professional MMA appearance.
Lee is coming off a second-round technical knockout win over Alibeg Rasulov at ONE 173 in November 2025.
- Who
- Christian Lee and Tye Ruotolo.
- What
- Lee will defend his ONE lightweight MMA championship against Ruotolo.
- When
- Nov. 6. The year is not stated for the bout.
- Where
- Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.
- Why
- Lee is defending his title; Ruotolo will attempt to win an MMA championship.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Christian Lee defeated Alibeg Rasulov by second-round technical knockout at ONE 173.
Lee is scheduled to defend his lightweight title against Ruotolo at The Inner Circle 37.
- Event
- The Inner Circle 37
- Date
- Nov. 6
- Venue
- Lumpinee Stadium, Bangkok
- Lee's record
- 18-4
- Ruotolo's record
- 2-0