Mikey Musumeci has at all times been enamored by how ONE Championship embodies the “Bushido Code,” or the eight virtues of the samurai. The truth is, it’s one of many greatest explanation why he determined to simply accept ONE chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong’s provide to signal with the promotion earlier this yr.
Following his spectacular efficiency in opposition to Mazakazu Imanari at ONE 156 this previous April, ‘Darth Rigatoni’ has additional grown his legend as some of the recognizable stars within the grappling scene.
The 26-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace even has a shot at historical past. He’ll try and develop into the inaugural ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion at ONE on Prime Video 2: Xiong vs Lee III this Friday, September 30.
Standing in his method might be a well-recognized foe in Cleber ‘Clandestino’ Sousa, whom Musumeci has beforehand fought twice and break up their first two encounters. The stakes might be excessive for his or her third contest, which can air dwell at US primetime by way of Prime Video.
Forward of the largest combat of his life, Mikey Musumeci went into element on why shifting to ONE Championship was the most effective selections of his life.
The American grappling sensation informed ONE in an unique interview:
“What I actually like about ONE is it isn’t a poisonous surroundings. It’s totally, not likely that a lot smack speak. It is simply respect, you recognize, as a result of it is simply martial arts. Chatri actually values martial arts and respect. So the vitality that he brings to the desk actually influences all of the athletes.”
It’s clear that ONE’s core values actually align with Musumeci. A lot in order that the American even packed his luggage and moved to Singapore to coach at Evolve MMA on a full-time foundation.
Mikey Musumeci believes trash speak is pointless in fight sports activities
These days, fight sports activities and trash-talking appear to go hand-in-hand. In any case, it’s the quickest and best technique to promote fights. Mikey Musumeci is accustomed to pointless animosity because it wasn’t any totally different within the Brazilian jiu-jitsu scene.
The five-time IBJJF black belt world champion shared in the identical interview with ONE:
“There is a poisonous a part of jiu-jitsu with all that cr*p-talk and stuff, the place persons are making an attempt to generate profits with cr*p-talking. I am not likely comfy with that. I am a special sort of individual, and I am very introverted. I’ve numerous pals which can be like me as properly, they usually stop jiu-jitsu due to that poisonous method.”
Now that ‘Darth Rigatoni’ has a brand new house on this planet’s largest martial arts group, he’s grateful he doesn’t should undergo that stuff once more.
“I do not actually take pleasure in jiu-jitsu when that a part of it’s concerned. Chatri offers us a format and a platform the place we do not have to be that sort of individual, you recognize. I really feel like in some locations, individuals, they sort of power individuals to do this stuff.”
Mikey Musumeci is really one among a form. He’s an exemplary fighter contained in the circle, and an excellent higher individual exterior of it.
