Mikey Musumeci is in Singapore and in a position to perform a vital job this weekend: devour some pizza. However ahead of he does that, the person referred to as ‘Darth Rigatoni’ has any other crucial job forward of him.
At ONE on Top Video 2, Musumeci will input the circle for the second one time in what’s going to be the largest fit of his profession up to now.
Mikey Musumeci will face Brazilian grappler Cleber Sousa in U.S. primetime to crown the first actual ONE flyweight submission grappling international champion. In a position to grasp the instant, Mikey Musumeci printed on the ONE on Top Video 2 press convention that he has now not taken a unmarried break day within the closing 3 months.
“I’m right here in Singapore to do two issues – do jiu-jitsu and devour pizza. And pizza puts don’t open until after the fit. So I’m right here to do jiu-jitsu with Cleber, he’s wonderful. I labored so laborious in preparation for this fit and I’m so in a position. I haven’t taken sooner or later off in like 3 months, so I’m so in a position for this fit.”
In his first ONE Championship look, the New Jersey local earned an outstanding submission of grappling icon Masakazu Imanari, scoring a submission in simply over 4 mins.
The five-time IBJJF international champion has 58 profession victories on the earth of submission grappling. He’ll search for win quantity 59 on September 30.
Mikey Musumeci believes ONE Championship submission grappling regulations convey out the most productive in competition
At all times innovating, ONE Championship reintroduced the arena to submission grappling throughout the circle on the promotion’s Tenth-anniversary match ONE X. Since then, the promotion has signed a slew of fantastic submission grappling superstars and has advanced a rule set that encourages submissions over survival.
Sharing his ideas at the ONE Championship rule set, Mikey Musumeci mentioned:
“It is only a natural fight of 2 guys seeking to kill each and every different with submissions. I think like this layout will convey out the most productive model of Cleber. And it will have to convey out the most productive model of me as a result of it is simply natural attacking.”
The most important distinction between ONE Championship’s submission grappling as opposed to what you may see in a regular BJJ festival is the emphasis on submissions and submission makes an attempt.
Within the Circle, submission grappling fits may have a unmarried 12-minute spherical with the one approach to win being by means of faucet or nap. On the other hand, if no submission happens via the tip of the point in time, the competitor with essentially the most submission makes an attempt can be awarded the victory.
No issues. No selections. The person who places his opponent in essentially the most risk walks out the winner.
