Gabriel Sousa shares his ideal scenario to beat Mikey Musumeci: "We are two very high-level athletes"
Gabriel Sousa is preparing to make his ONE Championship debut in a match-up that he knows will bring a lot of motivation for his opponent. The Brazilian competitor has achieved some impressive feats in his career but one of his most notable wins happened back in 2021.
Sousa was able to add his name to a very small list of competitors that have been able to defeat Mikey Musumeci via submission. His upset win shocked the grappling world three years ago and the victory has only aged better with time given the undefeated streak that Musumeci has been on ever since.
At ONE 167, the two men will meet again as the ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion moves up a couple of weight divisions to face off with Sousa at bantamweight.
In an interview with ONE Championship, the new addition to the roster spoke about his ideal scenario for this match. If everything goes his way, he'd like to submit Musumeci once again but he did acknowledge that this will be no easy task:
"If I could choose an outcome, of course, I would like to pass his guard and submit him on his back. But, again, we are two very high-level athletes. Let's see how it goes this time."
Gabriel Sousa looking to shock the grappling world again
Wins don't come much bigger in the grappling world than submitting Mikey Musumeci but that is what Gabriel Sousa did when they last met.
This will be one contest in which Musumeci will be very motivated to run back so that he can earn some revenge over the last man to beat him in the competition. However, this also allows Sousa to pull off another defining moment in his career.
ONE Championship fans have watched Musumeci bounce back from the loss in style with a run of emphatic performances in the promotion. Now, he is out to settle the score with Sousa at long last.
ONE 167 will air live from the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 7. The entire card will be available to North American fans with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.