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Mikey Musumeci Announced He Was Going Full Dagestani—Then Finished His Title Defense the Same Way He Always Does

Mikey Musumeci Announced He Was Going Full Dagestani—Then Finished His Title Defense the Same Way He Always Does

Jun 07, 2026 · mikey-musumeci, mma-crossover
Mikey Musumeci made one of the stranger career announcements in recent grappling history. Sixteen days before his title defense against Kevin Dantzler on May 16th, the world's most dominant leg locker went on record saying he was essentially retiring from leg locks.
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Mikey Musumeci Is Abandoning His Leg Locks to Train Like a Dagestani — Before the Title Defense He Already Has

Mikey Musumeci Is Abandoning His Leg Locks to Train Like a Dagestani — Before the Title Defense He Already Has

Jun 05, 2026 · dagestani-wrestling, kevin-dantzler
Mikey Musumeci won the UFC BJJ bantamweight title by footlocking Shay Montague in round two. He'd prefer you forgot that.
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Dagestani Mikey Is Real: Musumeci Rewired His Game Before the Title Defense

Dagestani Mikey Is Real: Musumeci Rewired His Game Before the Title Defense

Jun 03, 2026 · dagestani-mikey, kevin-dantzler
Mikey Musumeci announced he was done pulling guard. Specifically, he announced he was from Dagestan now.
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Mikey Musumeci Defended His Title While Planning a Dagestan MMA Debut

Mikey Musumeci Defended His Title While Planning a Dagestan MMA Debut

Jun 03, 2026 · dagestan, mikey-musumeci
The UFC BJJ world watched Mikey Musumeci do something that perfectly encapsulated the structural problem plaguing the bantamweight division: he prepared for a title defense while openly planning a wrestling pilgrimage to Russia. UFC BJJ 8 went down on May 21 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, and by the
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Owen Jones Calls Out Mikey Musumeci: 'He Doesn't Deserve to Be the Face of the Sport'

Owen Jones Calls Out Mikey Musumeci: 'He Doesn't Deserve to Be the Face of the Sport'

Jun 02, 2026 · adcc-2024, callout
Owen Jones said it on The Charles Eoghan Experience podcast last summer, and nobody really answered him. "I just don't like that they're trying to make him the face of the sport.
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Tsarukyan Reveals He Spends $500K-$700K Per Month — Mostly on Watches Up to $250K Each

Tsarukyan Reveals He Spends $500K-$700K Per Month — Mostly on Watches Up to $250K Each

Jun 01, 2026 · arman-tsarukyan, competition-results
The UFC's 2 lightweight contender just told a podcast he spends $500,000 to $700,000 a month, mostly on watches he buys himself after training sessions. The promotion's main concern, separately, is that he might win a title and leave.
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UFC BJJ 8's Injury Chaos — Two Short-Notice Replacements Changed Everything

UFC BJJ 8's Injury Chaos — Two Short-Notice Replacements Changed Everything

Jun 01, 2026 · bianca-basilio, cassia-moura
Back in late May 2026, UFC BJJ 8 became a masterclass in how quickly a fight card can unravel. When the dust settled on May 21 at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, two of the fights looked nothing like what the promotion had originally announced—and both changes came down to injuries and last-minute scram
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Dagestani Mikey: From Staph to Heel Hook to Calling Out Tsarukyan, The Layers Of Irony Keep Stacking

Dagestani Mikey: From Staph to Heel Hook to Calling Out Tsarukyan, The Layers Of Irony Keep Stacking

May 21, 2026 · Arman Tsarukyan, Dagestani Mikey
The man they called a butt scooter is about to defend a UFC title. Mikey Musumeci — five-time IBJJF world champion, the best pure jiu-jitsu player at 125 pounds, and the human being specifically targeted by the UFC BJJ no-butt-scooting rule that the promotion quietly abandoned once they realized the
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