Mikey Musumeci reflects on emotional win over Gabriel Sousa: “It was just more about me finally shutting him up” [Video]

Mikey Musumeci’s victory over Gabriel Sousa in their rematch at ONE 167 on Prime Video last Friday, June 7, stood out as a defining chapter in his storied career.

Moving up to bantamweight, the reigning ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Champion needed just over three minutes to submit Sousa in front of a sold-out crowd at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.

There, “Darth Rigatoni” forced his Brazilian rival to wave the white flag with a rare calf slicer.

In the aftermath of his victory, his emotions overflowed, leading to an uncharacteristically vulgar post-match interview.

The American phenom admitted that his anger took control of him, a testament to how much the second encounter against Sousa meant to him.

“For three or four years, this guy harassed me for every match that I did, discrediting me: ‘Yo, he’s not fighting me, he’s scared of me, he’s running away from me.’ Just over and over and over and over,” Musumeci said.

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