A potential superfight between Mikey Musumeci and Arman Tsarukyan is gaining serious momentum, with Claudia Gadelha confirming that discussions are already underway.

Speaking at the UFC BJJ post-event press conference, Gadelha revealed that Tsarukyan has already expressed interest in the matchup:

I talked to Arman last week. He wants to do it.
He said yes to the match, but he has some agreements with that. You’ll see.

He has to talk to Hunter and see when his next match in the UFC, and then we might see that happening maybe in August, later in the year.

One of the biggest talking points surrounding the matchup is the size difference between the two.
Musumeci typically competes at 135 lbs, while Tsarukyan fights at 155 lbs. Gadelha confirmed that a compromise will be necessary:

Yeah, it’s going to be a catchweight because Arman can’t go down to 135.
So probably around 170 lbs (77.1 kg).

You guys know in Jiu-Jitsu smaller people can go against bigger people.
And this is one of the absolute matches that we see in Jiu-Jitsu tournaments.

Despite the gap in size, Gadelha made it clear that Musumeci remains a serious threat:

Mikey has competed against way bigger opponents.
And this is just one more for him.

He’s still a threat for Arman because Mikey is so skilled in everything he does, because of his amazing leg lock game, and that’s something that Arman don’t train all of the time because he’s focused in MMA.

But I think it’s going to be a great match. I think it’s going to be very exciting for everybody.

 

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