Mikey Musumeci parts ways with ONE Championship

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Absolutely.

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Bitches about everybody on steroids. Is probably on every growth hormone secretagogue there is, plus SARMS so he can say ā€œIā€™m not on steroidsā€

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they just signed dante leone and cole abate this week i imagine they will be paired up with the rutolos

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Mike Musumuci pulls huge numbers for them in Asia. Heā€™s bigger than the Beatles there. This is a huge blow to One Fc. They are def gonna fold after this huge blow to their roster.

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The Singapore-based firm said in a statement on Wednesday that it had decided to lay off ā€œa few dozenā€ employees, without specifying how many. One Championship said then that the move was part of its ā€œoverall strategic plan to bring the company to profitability in the coming monthsā€.

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100%

Love following the kid. He is different, no doubt, and Iā€™m sure that turns some people off. He doesnā€™t cuss, isnā€™t ā€œstreetā€.

Look at what he did w his body. Pretty incredible, and he somewhat succeeded (minus the hydration).

Watch his matches. Always nice, humble. I respect his demeanor, and I see it in many young BJJ guys. Think of one guy in my gym that similar. As an old guy, I appreciate those types.

I was shocked by him leaving one, itā€™s a bummer. Not sure whatā€™s next. Heā€™s not n mma guy imo.

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Oh shit!! I knew the clock has been ticking for ONE but they might finally be going under. Itā€™s a shame because they had so much momentum for awhile. Unfortunately Chatri is a scumbag and they are a poorly mismanaged org just like PFL. Iā€™m a fan of ONE and want them to succeed and hopefully treat their fighters better too.

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Remember all the talk about how ONE was the UFC of Asia and the next PRIDE? When will promoters learn that no one cares about light weights? Ohhh Mighty Mouse threw a comboā€¦ donā€™t care heā€™s a midget.

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They are holding on for now. If things donā€™t drastically turn around. 2025 could be the last year for them.

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They fucked up not having pride rules!

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I suppose they should just downscale and focus on the stars and fights that are a big draw for them instead of having such a huge roster and muay Thai, boxing, kickboxing, MMA and jiu jitsu matches and MMA and WMMA.

Just focus on your core audience and core product that people want to see.

Me personally, I want pride rules MMA and I could care less about bjj matches.

BJJ tournaments are the most boring thing in the world ā€“ unless itā€™s Marcelo Garcia competing then itā€™s the most exciting.

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They used to have Pride rules but think they banned soccer kicks :frowning:

You can still knee to the head of downed opponents though.

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That was a huge mistake IMHO and made ONE much less interesting to me as a result.

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Exactly.

Without differentiating and offering something better than the UFC when it comes to MMA they are just a minor league, MMA with less talent.

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Ok, Iā€™m going to be ā€œthat guy.ā€

I agree, BJJ as a spectator is boring. But ONE FC doesnā€™t have bjj matches, they have submission wrestling, no-gi grappling, whatever you want to call it. I know you know that.

I have no problem with one or two 10 min submission grappling matches per card, especially if they feature young talent who eventually plan to compete in mma.

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I should go fight themā€¦make my pro debut aged 40 and go beat up those little guys in the east. Great tale. Iā€™d be a good heel.

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It may be a draw it doesnā€™t really interest me though. If they were punching each other in the face it would

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