ONE submission grappling champion Mikey Musumeci expressed curiosity in dealing with MMA star Nate Diaz in an openweight grappling match.
Present ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion Mikey Musumeci has lately discovered himself known as out by iconic MMA fighter Nate Diaz and has provided to face the famed Stockton, California resident in a grappling match.
Musumeci’s supply comes not lengthy after he asked to face banned YouTuber Sneako in an MMA struggle.
On one in all Sneako’s latest streams, he and Diaz are overheard discussing Musumeci. Diaz calls Musumeci a homosexual slur and says “I need to beat that little f****** a***.”
On Wednesday, Musumeci responded to Diaz’s feedback, stating that whereas he has little interest in combating Diaz in MMA, he would fortunately face him in an openweight grappling match.
“Wow, so I simply realized from a video that Nate Diaz known as me out. And on no account am I calling him out proper now. That is simply me responding to that video. The very first thing I’ll say is I used to be at all times an enormous fan of watching Nick and Nate Diaz in MMA. They’re absolute legends. Superb grappling, wonderful putting. They’re about that life.
“Clearly, I can’t struggle Nate in an MMA struggle. He would kill me. However I’d completely settle for a grappling match with him since we’re each black belts in jiu-jitsu. It will be an absolute honor to have the chance to face such a legend like Nate. A as soon as in a lifetime alternative. I don’t care about weight class or something. I’d be 100% right down to grapple with him.”
A five-time IBJJF world champion extensively thought to be one of many sport’s high pound-for-pound opponents, Musumeci went 4-0 in 2023, all in ONE Championship, successful three of these matches by submission. He’s not at the moment booked for his subsequent match.
Diaz is a veteran of 34 skilled fights, together with a 2015 light-weight title bout in opposition to Benson Henderson, in addition to a pair of huge fights in opposition to former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor. A black belt below Cesar Gracie, Diaz is famend for his grappling skills, with 12 of his 21 profession victories coming by means of submission.
