Mikey Musumeci is set for his second flyweight submission grappling world title defense at ONE Championship; as he will face none other than Osamah Almarwai, the 2022 IBJJF No-Gi World champion.
Their bout will take place as a co-main event at ONE Fight Night 10, on May 5 – in Broomfield, Colorado.
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Musumeci has competed for a total of 3 times on the ONE Championship mats. In his promotional debut, he submitted the legendary Masakazu Imanari; adn then, in October 2022, earned the inaugural ONE flyweight submission grappling world title – by beating Cleber Sousa in a decision win.
Then, in his most recent match, Musumeci defended the title against sambo world champion Gantumur Bayanduuren. He got the decision win, although he badly injured the opponent’s leg.
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And, well, it might very well be the case that Osamah Almarwai will be Musumeci’s toughest opponent to date.
Almarwai has earned his black belt from Andre Galvao just a little over year ago, but has already reaped success after success at the highest levels of competition.
That is, in 2022, he won the IBJJF Masters World Championship, No-Gi American Nationals, No-Gi Pans, and No-Gi World Championship titles.
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The Yemeni national has also competed under the ADCC ruleset, as well as the Fight 2 Win submission only format – which is very similar to the ONE Championship’s submission grappling ruleset.
In other words, Almarwai has both experience and success behind him. His match against Mikey Musumeci will be a spectacular one for sure, with both athletes going for a submission!
