“The jiu-jitsu in these rolls is another level” - Mikey Musumeci going full speed ahead in training camp for ONE 168: Denver

Mikey Musumeci wants to make sure he's got all the bases covered as he guns for a second world title in ONE Championship. The reigning ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion will challenge Kade Ruotolo for the ONE lightweight submission grappling world title ONE 168: Denver.

Ahead of his super fight on Sept. 6 at Ball Arena, Musumeci shared on Instagram how his training camp has been going under the guidance of BJJ legend Rubens 'Cobrinha' Charles.

Musumeci shared that he and his training partner Kennedy Maciel have been ramping up the preparation while maintaining a light atmosphere inside the Los Angeles gym.

"7 x 10 minutes rounds of @kennedy_jiujitsu and me sparring non-stop 😭❤️ the jiu-jitsu in these rolls is another level! But besides that, we have so much fun and it's super safe in our training 😊😊🙏 So grateful to have him as a training partner and our professor @cobrinhacharles correcting us in between rounds!!" wrote Mikey Musumeci.

The Instagram Story showed Musumeci not only perfecting his already impeccable BJJ bag but also working on his wrestling.

Musumeci is one of this generation's best submission grapplers and was a five-time BJJ world champion before he signed with ONE Championship in 2022.

The American star now has a chance to further his legacy if he beats Ruotolo for a second ONE world title.

Tickets for ONE 168: Denver are available at Ticketmaster.

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Mikey Musumeci says 'Cobrinha' has been putting him through the wringer in LA training camp

Mikey Musumeci is an absolute master of snapping joints and constricting the windpipe, but 'Cobrinha' has put him through an intense camp that 'Darth Rigatoni' described as next level.

In a previous Instagram Story, Musumeci wrote that the 12-time BJJ world champion has him mastering holds that haven't been officially created in jiu-jitsu.

Musumeci wrote:

"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!!"