Mikey Musumeci has sparked a debate across the BJJ community after condemning Ethan Major’s viral 106-0 victory – calling the performance “ridiculous” and “a form of bullying”.
Musumeci criticized the idea that running up a massive score against an opponent should be celebrated:
I really don’t think that that should be celebrated.
I think that that’s ridiculous, and I think that that’s bullying.
Major’s performance, which took place under IBJJF-style rules, saw the Canadian black belt rack up 108 points in one match and 113 in another, before finishing both opponents by submission.
The spectacle drew widespread attention — and controversy — with some praising his dominance and others questioning the sportsmanship behind it.
Musumeci argued that such one-sided displays reveal poor character rather than technical mastery:
Submitting someone is fine, that’s the goal of a match.
But if you’re trying to humiliate somebody by scoring a billion points, it looks bad on you.
It shows that you’re not able to submit them.
The reigning champion also warned that excessive showboating in competition damages the sport’s culture and discourages casual or hobbyist competitors from participating:
It deters people from competing.
Why should hobbyists want to compete if they think someone’s going to try to humiliate them like that?
Musumeci went further, suggesting that the behavior often stems from insecurity rather than superiority:
Typically, the person that will do this is a frustrated person who couldn’t even win their division anyway.
They’d lose in Worlds, but they’ll take it out online — lower-tier people, their frustration.
Still, he left a small caveat:
Unless the person was a complete asshole, then maybe they deserve it.
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