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Tye Ruotolo on his upcoming title defense against Dante Leon

Gary Berger — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:29:31 +0000

Tye Ruotolo talks about his upcoming title-defense against Dante Leon at ONE Fight Night 31.

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Tye Ruotolo on making his MMA debut, his CJI injury, and his ONE Championship career – JitsCast #26

Gary Berger — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:17:09 +0000

Tye Ruotolo is the youngest IBJJF world champion of all time and the reigning ONE Championship welterweight submission grappling world champion. He is one of the most successful American Jiu-Jitsu competitors of his generation and he’s currently preparing to defend his ONE title against Dante Leon at ONE Fight Night 31.

Jits Magazine spoke Tye about growing up as a Jiu-Jitsu child prodigy and how beneficial it was to have his brother Kade training with him. He also spoke reflected on his career with ONE Championship, talking about his toughest match so far and his next match against Dante Leon. Tye also shared the extent of the injury he suffered at CJI and his plans for an MMA career.

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0:00 Being a BJJ prodigy
1:14 Training with a brother
2:28 Tye’s ONE career
3:29 The CJI injury
4:37 Facing Dante Leon
5:14 Tye’s MMA debut
6:04 CJI 2
7:12 The Costa Rica academy
9:15 Returning to gi worlds
10:44 Rematches & plans for 2025
13:35 Absolute divisions
14:38 Thanks & signing off

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Dante Leon on the challenges at ONE Championship

Gary Berger — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:30:36 +0000

Dante Leon shares his thoughts on the level of talent at ONE Championship.

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Dante Leon shares his thoughts on the ADCC vs CJI rivalry

Gary Berger — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:30:24 +0000

Dante Leon shares his thoughts on the epic rivalry between ADCC and CJI, including how he thought the weekend went.

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Dante Leon on his love of Boxing

Gary Berger — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:30:14 +0000

Dante Leon shares his first introduction to martial arts and explains why he still enjoys boxing, including how it benefits his BJJ career.

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Dante Leon on his success in the absolute division at ADCC 2024

Gary Berger — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:06:32 +0000

Dante Leon spoke to us about his bronze medal performance in the absolute division at ADCC 2024, explaining why he chose to enter it.

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Dante Leon shares the secret to his longevity

Gary Berger — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:56:17 +0000

Dante Leon shared with us the secret to his longevity in professional Jiu-Jitsu.

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JitsCast #9 – Dante Leon

Gary Berger — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:31:59 +0000

Dante Leon is one of the most successful Canadian Jiu-Jitsu competitors ever, with titles in several major promotions like KASAI and Who’s Number One. Leon is a two-time IBJJF No Gi World Champion and a two-time ADCC bronze medalist, with accomplishments at the highest level of the sport spanning almost a decade now.

Jits Magazine spoke to Leon about his upcoming match against Tommy Langaker at ONE Fight Night 27, and the first time they met on the mats several years ago. Leon also spoke about his introduction to martial arts through his father, and his love of boxing that continues to this day. We discussed his incredible run in the absolute division at ADCC 2024, and the possibility of him competing at CJI 2 in 2025.

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0:00 Introduction
0:21 The first match with Tommy Langaker
2:03 Focusing on no gi over gi
2:44 Will Dante return to gi competition?
4:09 The secret to Dante’s longevity
5:50 ADCC 2024 absolute division
9:31 Why hasn’t Dante done the ADCC absolute before?
11:52 Dante’s love of Muay Thai and Boxing
15:02 Would Dante do MMA?
17:06 A path to the ONE lightweight title
19:35 Long term vs Short term goals
20:33 Why didn’t Dante do the Craig Jones Invitational?
23:32 The ADCC vs CJI weekend
25:32 Will Dante do CJI 2?
27:33 Thanks & Signing off

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The Legend Returns – Meet Rodolfo Vieira

Gary Berger — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:36:16 +0000

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Beyond The Match: Dante Leon vs Kody Steele

Gary Berger — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:32:08 +0000

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