ONE made Kade Ruotolo vs. Ok Rae Yoon and Maurice Abevi vs. Dzhabir Dzhabrailov official for ONE Fight Night 50 in Bangkok on Dec. 18, in U.S. primetime.
From 7 reports by 7 outletsLatest ONE confirms Ruotolo vs. Yoon and Abevi vs. Dzhabrailov 2 updates 7 outlets
What we know
- ONE Fight Night 50 takes place Dec. 18 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok and airs on Prime Video in U.S. primetime.
- Ruotolo vs. Yoon is a lightweight MMA bout and Abevi vs. Dzhabrailov is a welterweight bout; neither is a championship fight.
- Ruotolo vs. Yoon was first reported by MMA Fighting and Abevi vs. Dzhabrailov by Cageside Press, both before ONE announced them on Oct. 26.
- Tye Ruotolo challenges Christian Lee for the ONE lightweight MMA title at The Inner Circle 37 on Nov. 6.
Reported, not confirmed
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Muay Thai bouts Suablack vs. Jordan Estupinan and Bampara Kouyate vs. Ricardo Bravo are also on the card.
MiddleEasy
Kade Ruotolo has not yet fought anyone with a résumé like Ok Rae Yoon's. The 23-year-old grappling champion steps up in MMA against a man who won the ONE lightweight title in 2021, and ONE has now made the fight official after MMA Fighting first reported it.
Ruotolo is 4-0 in MMA, all four wins finishes. The first three were submissions. The fourth, in May, was a second-round knockout of Hiroyuki Tetsuka, which showed he can finish on the feet too. He still holds the ONE lightweight submission grappling title, though his focus has shifted toward MMA.
Yoon, 17-6, took the ONE title from Christian Lee in 2021, the same year he beat Eddie Alvarez. He arrives on a two-fight skid, with decision losses to Alibeg Rasulov and Lucas Gabriel. Both went the distance, and none of Ruotolo's four opponents has reached a scorecard.
The welterweight bout has its own contrast. Abevi, a 27-year-old Swiss fighter at 9-1, has won three straight, including first-round stoppages of Samat Mamedov and Blake Cooper, after losing his ONE debut. Dzhabrailov, 21, is 7-0 with every win a finish. He was dropped by Chase Mann at ONE Fight Night 42 before knocking him out in the first round.
The card falls in a busy stretch for the Ruotolo family. Kade's twin brother Tye challenges Lee for the lightweight MMA title at The Inner Circle 37 on Nov. 6. ONE suggests a big win on Dec. 18 could move any of the four fighters toward a title shot, though neither bout is a title fight. Tye's result on Nov. 6 is the next marker before Kade steps in.
Ruotolo is 4-0 in MMA, all four wins finishes. The first three were submissions. The fourth, in May, was a second-round knockout of Hiroyuki Tetsuka, which showed he can finish on the feet too. He still holds the ONE lightweight submission grappling title, though his focus has shifted toward MMA.
Yoon, 17-6, took the ONE title from Christian Lee in 2021, the same year he beat Eddie Alvarez. He arrives on a two-fight skid, with decision losses to Alibeg Rasulov and Lucas Gabriel. Both went the distance, and none of Ruotolo's four opponents has reached a scorecard.
The welterweight bout has its own contrast. Abevi, a 27-year-old Swiss fighter at 9-1, has won three straight, including first-round stoppages of Samat Mamedov and Blake Cooper, after losing his ONE debut. Dzhabrailov, 21, is 7-0 with every win a finish. He was dropped by Chase Mann at ONE Fight Night 42 before knocking him out in the first round.
The card falls in a busy stretch for the Ruotolo family. Kade's twin brother Tye challenges Lee for the lightweight MMA title at The Inner Circle 37 on Nov. 6. ONE suggests a big win on Dec. 18 could move any of the four fighters toward a title shot, though neither bout is a title fight. Tye's result on Nov. 6 is the next marker before Kade steps in.
- Summary
- ONE made Kade Ruotolo vs. Ok Rae Yoon and Maurice Abevi vs. Dzhabir Dzhabrailov official for ONE Fight Night 50 in Bangkok on Dec. 18, in U.S. primetime.
- Key points (one per line)
- Kade Ruotolo (4-0 in MMA) faces former ONE lightweight champion Ok Rae Yoon at ONE Fight Night 50 on Dec. 18.
Maurice Abevi (9-1) meets unbeaten Dzhabir Dzhabrailov (7-0) at welterweight on the same card.
The event is at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, airing on Prime Video in U.S. primetime.
- Official source URL
- https://www.onefc.com/news/kade-ruotolo-vs-ok-rae-yoon-maurice-abevi-vs-dzhabir-dzhabrailov-set-for-one-fight-night-50/
- Official source name
- ONE Championship
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- MMA Fighting | https://www.mmafighting.com/one/517924/bjj-wiz-kade-ruotolo-draws-former-mma-champion-in-one-return
Yahoo Sports MMA / Uncrowned | https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bjj-wiz-kade-ruotolo-draws-124515649.html
Knockout Daily | https://knockoutdaily.com/news/kade-ruotolo-draws-the-man-who-beat-eddie-alvarez-and-christian-lee
Cageside Press | https://cagesidepress.com/2026/10/26/maurice-abevi-vs-dzhabir-dzhabrailov-set-for-one-fight-night-50-on-dec-18/
Combat Sports UK | https://combatsportsuk.com/news/7f4f5d45-a98c-4c13-9786-65ae87024132/kade-ruotolo-ok-rae-yoon-one-fight-night-50-bangkok
MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/mma-news/kade-ruotolo-ok-rae-yoon-abevi-dzhabrailov-one-fight-night-50/
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