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BJJ News — Mikey Musumeci

Mikey Musumeci's Unverified MMA Claim & BJJ Journalism

Mikey Musumeci's Unverified MMA Claim & BJJ Journalism

Sep 12, 2026 · bjj-journalism, credibility
Mikey Musumeci might be heading to MMA. Depending on which outlet you trust, which is increasingly the entire problem with how the BJJ world consumes news about its own athletes.
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Mikey Musumeci: Why Grappling Is Dying Before ADCC

Mikey Musumeci: Why Grappling Is Dying Before ADCC

Sep 05, 2026 · adcc, competition-results
On September 3rd, one week out from ADCC, Mikey Musumeci gave an interview that landed like a depressing reality check: "The state of grappling is really bad right now." He wasn't being melodramatic. He was being precise.
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Mikey Musumeci MMA Debut: Only 3 Weeks of Striking Training

Mikey Musumeci MMA Debut: Only 3 Weeks of Striking Training

Sep 02, 2026 · bantamweight, grappling
Here's a timeline that should make you laugh and/or deeply concerned: On July 13, 2026, Mikey Musumeci announced his MMA debut target for late September 2026 at 125 pounds. The same month he's scheduled to defend his UFC BJJ 11 grappling title at the same weight class.
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Mitchell Negotiates Musumeci at UFC BJJ 11—Still Underdog

Mitchell Negotiates Musumeci at UFC BJJ 11—Still Underdog

Aug 31, 2026 · bryce-mitchell, guard-pull
Bryce Mitchell did something we don't see very often in combat sports: he looked at his opponent's entire gameplan and said, "Actually, can you not do that?" And Mikey Musumeci, the UFC BJJ Bantamweight Champion, apparently said yes. Here's what happened.
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Mikey Musumeci's MMA Debut: Separating Fact From Hype

Mikey Musumeci's MMA Debut: Separating Fact From Hype

Aug 30, 2026 · bjj, competition-results
If you've scrolled through combat sports news in the last two weeks, you've seen it: Mikey Musumeci is doing MMA. Mikey Musumeci threw his first punch on July 13.
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Bryce Mitchell Challenges Musumeci at UFC BJJ 11

Bryce Mitchell Challenges Musumeci at UFC BJJ 11

Aug 26, 2026 · bryce-mitchell, mikey-musumeci
Mikey Musumeci—the reigning UFC BJJ Bantamweight Champion and one of the most technically complete no-gi grapplers alive—will face Bryce Mitchell, an active UFC fighter and wrestling-heavy bantamweight who has decided that mixing it up in pure grappling competition is a good idea. This is what happe
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Matt Serra and Mikey Musumeci Said Ecological BJJ Is Just Reinventing the Wheel — 'Don't Make Jiu-Jitsu Only for the Intellectuals'

Matt Serra and Mikey Musumeci Said Ecological BJJ Is Just Reinventing the Wheel — 'Don't Make Jiu-Jitsu Only for the Intellectuals'

Aug 07, 2026 · coaching, ecological-jiu-jitsu
On an episode of the Overdogs BJJ podcast, Matt Serra and Mikey Musumeci put a name to something every gym has argued about in the locker room after class: the tension between time-tested drilling and newer, "ecological" approaches to jiu-jitsu instruction. For those not deep in the coaching literat
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Bryce Mitchell Called Guard Pulling 'Gay' — Mikey Musumeci Accepted His Challenge Anyway

Bryce Mitchell Called Guard Pulling 'Gay' — Mikey Musumeci Accepted His Challenge Anyway

Jul 07, 2026 · athlete-challenge, bryce-mitchell
On July 3, 2026, UFC bantamweight Bryce Mitchell did what UFC bantamweights do—talked trash on a grappler he shouldn't have. He called Mikey Musumeci, the UFC's first submission grappling world titleholder and five-time IBJJF world champion, a homosexual slur wrapped in a critique of guard pulling.
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