This kid right Four years old starts training with his older sister. Four! I was probably still eatin mud at four. By 18 boom black belt from Gilbert Burns himself. Yeah that Gilbert Burns UFC welterweight killer. So Musumeci a twenty-year-old phenom just tearing it up in both gi and no-gi. Wins the World Championship gold. New king Italian roots wala ekdam ready tha danka bajane ke liye.
Pehla step Sao Paulo mein ACB tournament. Yaar woh bole “Carnival late nahi hona chahiye” aur seedha ground pe utra. Uske woh filigree elbow lever that signature berimbolo… bhai woh jaise apne yahaan ke jugaadu mechanics hote hain na har gaadi fix kar dete hain waise Musumeci body parts fix karta hai. Positions badalta hai back leta hai Ezekiel choke toh uska favrit hai. Ekdam jalti hui zameen chhodta tha 64 kg division mein. Saala 2019 mein 57 kg mein utra bola weight cut easy tha. Easy Bhai uski diet suno: 24 ghante fast karta hai aur har raat pizza aur pasta khata hai training ke baad. Bhai yeh toh meri exam ke pehle wali diet hai lekin mein toh so jata hoon yeh banda champion banta hai! Mera ek chacha ka ladka tha usne ek baar judo roll try kiya tha gardan tedhi ho gayi thi lag raha tha masala dosa ke saath chutney ka kaam kar raha hai.
Naye division mein toh sidha throne pe gaya. Final mein Bruno mila. Bruno apne weight ka raja. Lekin Musumeci ke har action ka jawab toh tha hi. Ek baar Bruno ne sweep kiya lag raha tha game over lekin Musumeci ne twleve second mein sab palat diya. Yaar woh Barbosa ka naam aata hai matlab kya dhulai hui hogi!
Phir absolute weight category mein ghusa. Socho yeh chhote kad ka banda 57 kg wala French giant se lada. Bhai woh Frenchy toh annoyd ho gaya. Musumeci ne usko ekadam VIP scissors mein phansaya. It was like watching a cat toy with a really confusd dog. The giant took a penalty for being too passive. What a way to win! Later he met another tough Brazilian veteran Maiki. Musumeci almost gave up his back but somehow he pulled it off. Lost by a hair but still going into absolute weight was a crazy move that solidified his talent. Sab bolte the “Yehi hai future!”
By 2021 he just said “Classic jiu-jitsu Done with it. No-gi time.” FloGrappling gave him the stage. He just did his usual thing: grabbed a leg pulled the guy down got to mount. Threatened an arm triangle opened up an opening for a classic combo. Questions about his “dark arts” knowledge Gone. Next up was Gio Martinis an Eddie Bravo student. That guy survived a tight lever endured a heel twist somehow made it to a decision. Talk about a hype train slowing down.
Then Gabriel Souza 2022 ADCC silver medalist tried his luck. Musumeci gave him the American choke North-South moved to back positions. A month later first minute he snatched the guy’s leg and finished him with his patented “Mikey Bow.” It’s like watching a magic trick but with less glitter and more limb manipulation.
ADCC 2022 he got injured missed the 66 kg division. Diogo Reyes “Baby Shark” became champ. But Musumeci got an invite to ONE Championship. Singapore mein One FC! MMA kickboxing and now grappling belts. Asian matchmaker bhai ne usko Masakazu Imanari se lada diya. Imanari MMA icon. Uska woh somersault wala move koi uske jaisa gracefull nahi karta. Lekin Musumeci ne usko pakda back li aur decision se jeet gaya. Chamakta hua belt mila.
Pehli defense Cleber Sousa ke khilaf. Bhai woh fight toh bhayanak thi. Ligaments tutne ki awaaz aa rahi thi. Sousa ki toh literally taang hi tut gayi. Musumeci bola “22 saal se train kar raha hoon kisi ki taang nahi todi aise.” Bola “jab uska ghutna phat gaya mujhe pata hi nahi chala kya karoon darawna tha.” Socho yaar kitna pain jhela hoga Cleber ne. Phir Jared Brooks se fight Lumpinee Stadium mein. Brooks ne shoulder tak touch kiya lekin Musumeci ne usko reverse triangle se pakda aur usko Provencal lever se finish kiya. Bonus mila khush tha banda. Bola “Active rehta hoon jaldi pata chalega kyon.” Meaning “I stay active you’ll find out why soon.” More profitable contracts probably.
Profit contracts! Italian khana! This awkward introvert Mikey Musumeci ab sport ka main face hai. Lekin sabse badi baat kya hai Yeh banda khud waisa hi hai. Log sochte hain BJJ matlab bas taqat brutality. Lekin yeh dimagi khel hai. Real-time problem solving. Isliye Musumeci bolta hai “Mere jaisa nerd bhi top level pe compete kar sakta hai chemically modified athletes ke saath.” So yeah. A nerd. Who just destroys people. Make sure you smash that like button and for god’s sake take care of your limbs.