Mikey Musumeci has been one of the best gi athletes on the scene for a while. However, in the last two years, he has shown that his focus is set on no-gi success as well; having competed in a number of matches and earned some important wins.
Mikey’s success hasn’t gone unnoticed outside of the immediate BJJ scene, either. Chatri Sityodtong, ONE Championship’s founder and CEO, announced that Musumeci will compete at ONE FC !
He shared the great news on social media:
Please join me in welcoming 5x Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Mikey Musumeci to ONE! He reached out directly to me a year ago, asking if he could join the world’s largest stage of martial arts. Needless to say, I have been a big fan for awhile. What I love most about Mikey is that he is a good guy with a good heart, but he is an absolute monster with killer instincts when he competes.
Welcome again to ONE, Mikey!
These are fantastic news for Mikey and the grappling community! And, even though ONE is still to announce how exactly Mikey will compete, it’s probably going to be the case that he’ll compete solely in grappling matches – not MMA ones.
Musumeci’s first match up has just been anounced and it will be against the infamous ‘red belt of leglocks’ Masakazu Imanari.
The next ONE Championship submission grappling bout is now set, as Mikey Musumeci will make his promotional debut against Masakazu Imanari in a caged submission grappling bout on April 22nd at ONE.
Imanari is one of those names who have become more synonymous with a move then with a fighter that popularized them. The imanari roll is one of those versatile moves that change the playing field in a split second.
This doesn’t make Masakazu Imanari any less threatening, most recently he had a great showing at Combat Jiu-Jitsu world:
Caught in a Deep Arm Triangle… Just Heel Hook Them Of Course
Learn the most infamous leg attack entry in the history of BJJ and all the options, directly from its originator, Masakazu Imanari, in The Imanari Roll And Modern Leg Attacks From Japan by Masakazu Imanari.
