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ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion Mikey Musumeci faced a unique challenge when he defended his 26 pounds of gold against then-ONE strawweight MMA world champion Jarred Brooks in August 2023.
'The Monkey God' went right after Musumeci in the early goings but soon found himself in deep trouble when 'Darth Rigatoni' scored the first catch of the bout.
Despite a hearty effort by Brooks, Musumeci eventually submitted him with a gnarly triangle armbar late in the bout.
Watch the full bout below, which ONE posted on YouTube:
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After this outing, Musumeci added submission wins over former ONE lightweight MMA world champion Shinya Aoki and rival Gabriel Sousa to stay undefeated through seven bouts under the ONE banner.
The Cobrinha BJJ and Evolve MMA product's next foray inside the circle will see him challenge Kade Ruotolo for the ONE lightweight submission grappling world championship at ONE 168: Denver on September 6 inside the Ball Arena.
Mikey Musumeci training hard under tutelage of BJJ legend for ONE 168 scrap
Mikey Musumeci knows that Kade Ruotolo will look to use his wrestling-heavy BJJ style to successfully defend the ONE lightweight submission grappling world championship at ONE 168 on September 6 inside the Ball Arena.
In response to this, Musumeci has once again tapped BJJ legend Rubens 'Cobrinha' Charles to help him out in training camp.
The 28-year-old shared on his Instagram Stories recently:
"Incredible training this week with my bro and the future 2024 ADCC -66kg champ @kennedy_jiujitsu and our professor. @cobrinhacharles, every round is worlds finals 😳🤣❤️ this is the most fun training ever 😭😭 the technical exchanges we are doing literally don't exist yet 🤣❤️🔥 so blessed to have such amazing people in my life😊 so many crazy matches for us this year to come!!"
Tickets for ONE 168 are available via Ticketmaster.
