• Home
  • Features
  • BJJ News
  • MMA
  • Interviews
  • Shop
  • Giveaway
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Features
  • BJJ News
  • MMA
  • Interviews
  • Shop
  • Giveaway
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home BJJ News

Mikey Musumeci Signs Contract With ONE Championship

Alex Lindsey by Alex Lindsey
March 7, 2022
in BJJ News
0
Mikey Musumeci ONE FC
83
SHARES
693
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Five-time IBJJF world champion Mikey Musumeci has just become the latest BJJ star to sign a contract with ONE Championship, although his debut match has not yet been announced. ONE Championship has taken a unique approach to combat sports promotion as Chairman Chatri Sityodtong has decided to grow the business into one that is able to host fights under several different rulesets. The company has existed as an MMA promotion first and foremost but the presence of striking martial arts has grown steadily over the years.

Now, kickboxing and muay thai are just as much a part of their regular business as MMA is and Sityodtong has announced that he wants to eventually grow submission grappling to the same point, complete with titles and champions. The first grappling matches that ONE Championship put on were back in 2016 when the promotion staged a tournament under IBJJF rules, but they have steadily become more common since then. One of the key figures in the rise of submission grappling for ONE Championship has been Shinya Aoki, who has taken part in a number of grappling superfights for the promotion.

In 2021, ONE Championship pushed things forward into a whole new level when they signed one of the greatest grapplers in the history of the sport, Gordon Ryan. Plans for Ryan’s debut were eventually scuppered by his stomach issues, but he was originally scheduled to face Aoki in an openweight match. Since then, ONE Championship have kept the ball rolling and have signed a number of high-level grapplers to the organization. They quickly signed reigning ADCC superfight champion Andre Galvao, and followed that up with the signing of rising star Danielle Kelly.

ONE Championship are attempting to put together several grappling matches for a celebration of the promotion’s tenth birthday, and have already managed to book Andre Galvao to compete against two-division MMA champion Reinier De Ridder along with Danielle Kelly making her debut against Mei Yamaguchi. It remains to be seen if ONE Championship can book Mikey Musumeci for the same event on March 26th, but he will certainly be a big part of their plans moving forward.

The news that Mikey Musumeci had signed a contract with ONE Championship was announced in a post to the promotion’s official Instagram account:

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by ONE Championship (@onechampionship)

Tags: Mikey MusumeciONE Championship
Previous Post

Andre Galvao To Fight ONE Championship Double Champion Reinier de Ridder

Next Post

Elite Competitors Announced For ADCC West Coast Trials

Alex Lindsey

Alex Lindsey

Alex Lindsey is the managing editor at JitsMagazine after previously holding the same position at Grappling Insider, and is a current staff writer for Bloody Elbow. Having started training and competing in MMA at 16, he's focused on BJJ for the majority of his time after that and is now a brown belt.

Related Posts

Teacher Put Student To Sleep
BJJ News

A Teacher Put 5th Grade Student To Sleep To Demonstrate Jiu-Jitsu

by Kathrine Burne
March 9, 2023
IBJJF Brazilian National 2023 FloGrappling
BJJ News

IBJJF Brazilian National Championship To Stream On FloGrappling In 2023

by Alex Lindsey
March 9, 2023
USADA Suspensions IBJJF no gi world championships 2022
BJJ News

5 Competitors Receive 3-Year USADA Suspensions After IBJJF No Gi World Championship 2022

by Kian Rogers
March 9, 2023
UK Schools BJJ Curriculum PE GCSE
BJJ News

BJJ Can Now Be Offered As Part Of Curriculum In UK Schools

by Phil Jones
March 8, 2023
Andrew Wiltse Mental Health Struggles
BJJ News

Andrew Wiltse Says He’s ‘Starting To Come Back’ From Mental Health Struggles

by Kathrine Burne
March 8, 2023
Next Post
ADCC 2022 Athletes Invites

Elite Competitors Announced For ADCC West Coast Trials

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Premium Content

Tye Ruotolo Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida

Watch Tye Ruotolo Roll With Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida

July 29, 2022
Neiman Gracie Beneil Dariush Charles Oliveira

Neiman Gracie Explains Charles Oliveira’s ‘Biggest Weakness’ Against Teammate Beneil Dariush

February 2, 2023
Third Coast Grappling 7 Full Results Review

Full Lineup Announced For Third Coast Grappling 7

May 15, 2021

Browse by Category

  • BJJ News
  • Features
  • Interviews
  • MMA

Browse by Tags

ADCC ADCC 2022 ADCC Trials Andre Galvao ATOS Bellator Celebrity BJJ Combat Jiu-Jitsu Craig Jones Danaher Death Squad Felipe Pena Ffion Davies Fight 2 Win Garry Tonon Gordon Ryan Gracie Family IBJJF John Danaher Judo Kade Ruotolo Kaynan Duarte Law Enforcement Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa Mason Fowler Mikey Musumeci Nicky Rodriguez Oliver Taza ONE Championship Opinion Pieces Pedro Marinho PFL Polaris Polaris Squads Roberto Jimenez Submission Underground Team Grappling Third Coast Grappling Throwback Tye Ruotolo UFC Who's Number One William Tackett Women's BJJ Women's MMA Wrestling
Jitsmagazine.com

Your home for the latest BJJ and grappling news.

Categories

  • BJJ News
  • Features
  • Interviews
  • MMA

Browse by Tag

ADCC ADCC 2022 ADCC Trials Andre Galvao ATOS Bellator Celebrity BJJ Combat Jiu-Jitsu Craig Jones Danaher Death Squad Felipe Pena Ffion Davies Fight 2 Win Garry Tonon Gordon Ryan Gracie Family IBJJF John Danaher Judo Kade Ruotolo Kaynan Duarte Law Enforcement Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa Mason Fowler Mikey Musumeci Nicky Rodriguez Oliver Taza ONE Championship Opinion Pieces Pedro Marinho PFL Polaris Polaris Squads Roberto Jimenez Submission Underground Team Grappling Third Coast Grappling Throwback Tye Ruotolo UFC Who's Number One William Tackett Women's BJJ Women's MMA Wrestling

Recent Posts

  • A Teacher Put 5th Grade Student To Sleep To Demonstrate Jiu-Jitsu
  • IBJJF Brazilian National Championship To Stream On FloGrappling In 2023
  • 5 Competitors Receive 3-Year USADA Suspensions After IBJJF No Gi World Championship 2022

© 2020 JitsMagazine.com

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Features
  • BJJ News
  • MMA
  • Interviews
  • Shop
  • Giveaway

© 2020 JitsMagazine.com

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?