Mikey Musumeci successfully defended his UFC BJJ bantamweight title for the third time in the main event of UFC BJJ 8 and called for a match with UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan next.
Musumeci made quick work of Kevin Dantzler inside the bowl, attempting multiple heel hooks to Dantzler eventually succumbed to the move at the 2:15 mark Thursday night at the Meta APEX.
Watch the finish below.
In his post-fight interview, Musumeci called for a match with Tsarukyan next. The MMA fighter has ben very active in grappling and wrestling bouts while reportedly serving as the plan B for the Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje UFC title fight. Tsarukyan is currently scheduled to wrestle Keelon Jimisonon May 30 and then Tony Ferguson on June 13, both under the RAF banner.
“I expect to compete with Arman next, hopefully at the end of August,” Musumeci said. “I just hope I don’t have any infections then but yeah, that should be really cool.”
Musumeci revealed on his social media on Friday morning he was dealing with “a very bad staph infection in my leg” and wasn’t sure he would be able to enter the bowl to compete, saying he “barely could warmup how dead I was.” He still managed to go through and win in just over two minutes.
UFC BJJ 8 featured another title match in the co-main event, with Cassia Moura tapping out Sabrina Gondim with a rear-naked choke to defend the bantamweight belt.
