BJJ News — style-shift

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.

Mikey Musumeci grew a beard, renounced leg locks, and declared himself Dagestani. The five-time world champion and UFC BJJ bantamweight titleholder announced what he's calling a radical style shift for 2026. Gone is the guard-pulling,...