Kade Ruotolo and Tommy Langaker will run their ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Championship match back. On Thursday, ONE Championship announced the rematch will be the co-main event of ONE 165 in Tokyo, Japan. The second encounter takes place inside Ariake Arena on Sunday, January 28.
The two first met at ONE Fight Night 11 last June. In the match, Ruotolo survived an early submission attempt from the Norwegian before rallying and taking home the gold by unanimous decision. However, since that time, the two have taken different paths.
The champion has yet to be back in active competition since that meeting.