“Sometimes we feel like we’re trapped in a cage” - Mikey Musumeci shares profound words of wisdom

Five-time IBJJF world champion Mikey Musumeci is still flying high from his win over Cleber Sousa at ONE on Prime Video 2 on September 30th. Not only did ‘Darth Rigatoni’ remain undefeated inside the Circle, but he also made history by becoming the promotion’s first-ever submission grappling world champion.

While away from the bright lights of ONE Championship’s global stage, Musumeci is sharing his thoughts on social media, including this most recent pearl of wisdom posted to his Instagram account, writing:

“In life sometimes we feel like we’re trapped in a cage…. Wait…. I am in a cage 🤣”

Okay, maybe that was more of a factual statement rather than a pearl of wisdom, but fans appreciated Musumeci’s declaration nevertheless.

One fan even suggested that the cage was meant to protect Musumeci’s favorite foods from being consumed by the New Jersey-born star:

“That is a protective cage to keep the pasta and pizzas of the world safe! 🦁🍝🍕”

Though we were treated to another spectacular Mikey Musumeci performance just weeks ago, fans are already chomping at the bit to see the submission grappling sensation back in the cage once again. If things go according to plan, we could see ‘Darth Rigatoni’ square off with another world champion.

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Mikey Musumeci desperately wants to square off with Demetrious Johnson

Following his historic world title victory at ONE on Prime Video 2, Mikey Musumeci shared his desire to compete with ONE’s reigning flyweight world champion Demetrious Johnson in a submission grappling showcase:

"I am such a fan of him, you know, like, I'm really a fan of ‘Mighty Mouse’. It would just be an honor to train with him. Like, I would see it as a rolling session with him and me together. Like a friendly roll, you know. We would make it however rolls that would be fair for him. And it would be an awesome match between me and him."

Talk of a potential super fight between the greatest American submission grappler and the pound-for-pound greatest flyweight in MMA history immediately got fans and fellow fighters excited.

It didn’t take long for ‘Mighty Mouse’ himself to respond, letting Musumeci know that he was down to roll with the young fan favorite.