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Mikey Musumeci is always promoting the benefits of being a clean fighter, and he's in the constant battle fighting the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
Recently, he took it up a notch when interviewed by Cageside Press ahead of his epic clash with ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion Kade Ruotolo at ONE 168: Denver on Sept. 6.
'Darth Rigatoni' said that if Brazilian jiu-jitsu was featured in the Olympic Games, none of the American athletes would be able to compete except for him and the Ruotolos.
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Musumeci said:
"The problem is, it would just be me and the Ruotolos representing the USA, which is good because we'll have three weight classes, but everyone else can't pass a drug test. So, for the USA, we'll be kind of screwed. And Brazil, all those guys will go on steroids too."
Wittingly, he also threw shade at PEDs users:
"I don't know, it might just be us, me and the Ruotolos there will be looking around. 'Where's everyone?' We'll all get participation medals. We'll get on the podium with no one on it. You just have the gold medal. Kade, Tye, and I will take a picture together."
See the full interview below:
Kade Ruotolo ready to rumble against Mikey Musumeci
Kade Ruotolo is fully prepared to enter the most epic clash with fellow ONE megastar Mikey Musumeci at ONE 168: Denver.
Ahead of this much-awaited spectacle inside the Ball Arena, Denver on Sept. 6, Ruotolo knows that he will have the weight advantage over the ONE flyweight king, but he will still not leave any stones unturned.
The Atos standout told ONE about the magnitude of this dream matchup with Musumeci:
"People were calling it one of the biggest super fights in jiu-jitsu history. I was kinda surprised to hear that, but I was like, 'Wow, that's really cool to hear.'"
Don't miss the co-main event clash between Mikey Musumeci and Kade Ruotolo inside the Ball Arena, Denver.
Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.
