FREE FULL FIGHT: Mikey Musumeci captures ONE Championship gold in dominant decision win over Cleber Sousa
After his submission victory over Japanese legend Masakazu Imanari during his ONE Championship debut at ONE 156 in April 2022, Mikey Musumeci was given the opportunity to become the first-ever submission grappling world champion in the promotion when he was pitted against Cleber Sousa in October 2022 at ONE on Prime Video 2.
Musumeci maximized the chance and unanimously beat Sousa via unanimous decision to capture the 26-pound golden belt. Their exciting world championship match was reposted by the promotion on YouTube recently with the description:
"Relive ONE's first-ever Submission Grappling World Championship match between American phenom Mikey Musumeci ad Brazilian dynamo Cleber Sousa at ONE on Prime Video 2!"
'Darth Rigatoni' was in full attack mode throughout the single-round 10-minute bout that went down inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium and threatened multiple submission attempts against the Brazilian.
However, despite his best efforts to force a tap out of Sousa, the time expired. Still, the judges awarded him with the decision victory to make history and become the first-ever submission grappling world champion under the world's largest martial arts organization.
Mikey Musumeci reveals his secret about looking younger than his actual age
Ahead of his megafight at ONE 168: Denver on September 6, where he will challenge Kade Ruotolo for his ONE lightweight submission grappling world title in front of the packed Ball Arena crowd in Colorado, Musumeci revealed the biggest secret of his youthful look.
Speaking to ONE Championship recently, the 28-year-old American superstar said that not taking any performance-enhancing drugs is his primary recipe for looking much younger than his actual age, adding that these supplements affect the appearance of other athletes.
ONE 168: Denver will emanate from the Ball Arena in U.S. primetime on Sept. 6. Tickets for the event are available on Ticketmaster.