Mikey Musumeci is preparing for his UFCBJJ title defense against Kevin Dantzler on Thursday, May 21st at the UFC Meta Apex venue. We sat down to speak with the multiple time world champion to discuss his preparation and what comes next after his title defense.
Known for his impenetrable guard, is as confident if not more confident with his top-game and passing his opponents’ guard. In his last match against the 2025 IBJJF No-Gi World Champion Shay Montague viewers witnessed Mikey’s crisp and seemingly effortless passing. He looks to display his technical jiu-jitsu tomorrow night at UFCBJJ 8. “I will go wherever Kevin chooses, he can play top or bottom, I don’t care. I’m always looking for the submissions everywhere, preferably no legs though.”
When Mikey isn’t training and eating top-tier pizza, he has kept himself busy with a new podcast he started called Overdogs Bjj Podcast. There has been talk of a future opponent in number one ranked lightweight UFC fighter Arman Tsarukyan in a grappling match, dabbling in mma, or possibly returning to the big screen as he previously starred in an Asian reality show. So, what’s next after Thursday’s match for the 135lb UFCBJJ World Title? “After Thursday’s match I plan to travel back to Tokyo and Bangkok to continue my mma training to get ready for an mma match later in the year”.
Whether he’s flying to Tokyo, New York, Bangkok or Singapore, one thing is for sure, his post-match meal. When asked about his post-match meal Mikey has two things on his mind, “Always…pizza and pasta!”
Don’t miss Mikey Musumeci defend his UFCBJJ title against the dangerous Kevin Dantzler on Thursday, May 21st at 6:30pm PST.
UFCBJJ 8 Card
Mikey Musumeci vs. Kevin Dantzler [BW title]
Cassia Moura vs. Sabrina Gondim [BW title]
William Tackett vs. Manuel Ribamar
Danilo Moreira vs. Ethan Crelinsten
Andy Varela vs. Jett Thompson
Landon Elmore vs. Keith Krikorian
Liam Crelinsten vs. Max Livingston
Azamat Bakytov vs. Thomas David
