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UFC signs BJJ champ Mikey Musumeci to landmark deal - ‘First of many’​

Dana White and Co. have signed, “the first of many” decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu champions to an exclusive deal.

Who will be next? Who has who signed already?

*Men Pound for Pound
1. Gordon Ryan
2. Kaynan Duarte
❌3. Kade Ruotolo (signed to ONE)
4. Diogo Reis
5. Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira
🎉6. Mikey Musumeci
7. Rafael Lovato Jr
8. Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu
❌9. Dante Leon (signed to ONE)
10. Giancarlo Bodoni
11. Nicky Rodriguez
12. Mica Galvao
13. Mason Fowler
14. Felipe Pena
15. Nicholas Meregali
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Super-Heavyweight (Over 225lbs)
1. Gordon Ryan
2. Nicky Rodriguez
3. Felipe Pena
4. Luke Griffith
5. Nicholas Meregali
6. Fellipe Andrew
7. Inacio Santos
8. Lucas Kanard
9. Victor Hugo
10. Dan Manasoiu
11. Josh Saunders
12. Roosevelt Sousa
13. Khamzat Stambulov
14. John Hansen
15. Heikki Jussila

*Heavyweight (Under 225lbs)
1. Kaynan Duarte
2. Rafael Lovato Jr
3. Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu
4. Michael Pixley
5. Dante Leon
6. Craig Jones
7. Declan Moody
8. Nicholas Meregali
9. Javier Zaruski
10. Henrique ‘Ceconi’ Cardoso
11. Felipe Costa
12. Felipe Pena
13. Paul Ardila
14. Marcin Maciulewicz
15. Patrick Gaudio

*Light-Heavyweight (Under 205lbs)
1. Giancarlo Bodoni
2. Mason Fowler
3. Jacob Rodriguez
4. Felipe Costa
5. Ryan Aitken
6. Chris Wojcik
7. Elder Cruz
8. William Tackett
9. Jacob Couch
10. Pedro Marinho
11. Roberto Jimenez
12. Taylor Pearman
13. Charles Negromonte
14. Isaque Bahiense
15. Izaak Michell

*Middleweight (Under 190lbs)
❌1. Kade Ruotolo - 21/USA/29-3 (Signed to ONE)
❌2. Tye Ruotolo - 21/USA/26–11 (Signed to ONE)
3. Ronaldo Junior
4. Jonnatas Gracie
5. Ryan Aitken
6. Tainan Dalpra
7. Alehander Marianaro
8. Jacob Couch
9. Jon ‘Thor’ Blank
10. Sebastian Rodriguez
11. Izaak Michell
12. Francisco Lo
13. Max Hanson
14. Oliver Taza
15. PJ Barch

*Welterweight (Under 175lbs)
❌1. Kade Ruotolo - 21/USA/29-3 (Signed to ONE)
2. Mica Galvao
3. Vagner Rocha
4. Levi Jones-Leary
5. Andrew Tackett
6. PJ Barch
❌7. Tommy Langaker - 30/Norway/141-32 (Signed to ONE)
8. Lucas ’Hulk’ Barbosa
9. Elijah Dorsey
❌10. Dante Leon - 29/Canada/ (Signed to ONE)
11. Renato Canuto
12. JT Torres
13. Mateusz Szczecinski
14. Jozef Chen
15. Jonnatas Gracie

*Lightweight (Under 162lbs)
1. Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira
❌2. Dante Leon - 29/Canada/ (Signed to ONE)
3. Ethan Crelinsten
4. Lucas Valente
5. Daniel Sathler
6. Diogo Reis
❌7. Fabricio Andrey - 24/Brazil/ (Signed to ONE)
8. Deandre Corbe
9. Gabriel Sousa
10. Josh Cisneros
11. Max Hanson
12. Carlos Henrique
13. Kennedy Maciel
14. Gianni Grippo
15. Ruan Alvarenga

*Featherweight (Under 148lbs)
1. Diogo Reis
2. Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira
3. Josh Cisneros
🎉4. Mikey Musumeci
5. Owen Jones
❌6. Fabricio Andrey - 24/Brazil/ (Signed to ONE)
7. Gairbeg Ibragimov
8. Kennedy Maciel
9. Deandre Corbe
10. Ethan Crelinsten
11. Dorian Olivarez
12. Gabriel Sousa
13. Andrew DeGraff
14. Kaua Gabriel
❌15. Cole Abate - 19/USA/ (Signed to ONE)

*Bantamweight (Under 135lbs)
🎉1. Mikey Musumeci
2. Valor Boyer
3. Edwin ‘Junny’ Ocasio
4. Everton Teixeira
5. Riki Yoshinaga
6. Zach Kaina
7. Rodnei Barbosa
8. Shoya Ishiguro
9. Emilio Hernandez
10. Christopher Tran
11. Michael Fonacier
12. John Stapleton
13. Shay Montague
14. Santiago Guerra
15. Carlos ‘Bebeto’ Oliveira
 
*Women Pound for Pound:
1. Ffion Davies
2. Adele Fornarino
❌3. Mayssa Bastos (Signed to ONE)
4. Ana Vieira
5. Rafaela Guedes
6. Beatriz ‘Bia’ Mesquita
7. Nathiely De Jesus
8. Amy Campo
9. Alex Enriquez
❌10. Bianca Basilio (Signed to ONE)
11. Helena Crevar
12. Kendall Reusing
❌13. Tammi Musumeci (Signed to ONE)
14. Jasmine Rocha
15. Danielle Kelly
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Women Heavyweight (Over 146lbs)
1. Rafaela Guedes
2. Nathiely De Jesus
3. Kendall Reusing
4. Amy Campo
5. Andressa Cintra
6. Elisabeth Clay
7. Maria Ruffatto
8. Aurelie Le Vern
9. Anabel Lopez
10. Ane Svendson
11. Nia Blackman
12. Elizabeth Mitrovic
13. Amanda Leve
14. Salla Simola
15. Maria Malyjasiak

Women Middleweight (Under 146lbs)
1. Ana Vieira
2. Helena Crevar
3. Beatriz ‘Bia’ Mesquita
4. Elisabeth Clay
5. Amy Campo
6. Brianna Ste-Marie
7. Aurelie Le Vern
8. Thamara Ferreira
9. Morgan Black
10. Jaine Fragoso
11. Raquel Canuto
12. Gabrielle McComb
13. Nora Schultz
14. Peyton Letcher
15. Nadia Frankland

Women Lightweight (Under 135lbs)
1. Ffion Davies
2. Alex Enriquez
3. Morgan Black
4. Amanda Bruse
5. Julia Maele
6. Maria Claudia
7. Jasmine Rocha
8. Ana Mayordomo
9. Trinity Pun
10. Janette Gloger
11. Laylah Watkins
12. Nicole Mathew
13. Jaine Fragoso
14. Margot Ciccarelli
15. Sheliah Lindsey

Women Featherweight (Under 125lbs)
1. Adele Fornarino
❌2. Bianca Basilio - 28/Brazil/106-38 (Signed to ONE)
3. Ffion Davies
4. Jasmine Rocha
5. Anna Rodrigues
6. Jessica Crane
7. Alex Enriquez
8. Vitoria Assis
9. Talita Alencar
❌10. Tammi Musumeci - 30/USA/77-20 (Signed to ONE)
11. Amanda Bruse
12. Amanda Monteiro
13. Raquel Ferreira
14. Amanda ‘Tubby’ Alequin
15. Sophia Cassella

*Strawweight (Under 115lbs)
❌1. Mayssa Bastos - 27/Brazil/111-12 (Signed to ONE)
❌2. Tammi Musumeci - 30/USA/77-20 (Signed to ONE)
❌3. Danielle Kelly - 28/USA/22-8-1 (Signed to ONE)
4. Jessa Khan
5. Thais Loureiro
6. Mariana Rolszt
7. Amber Rymarz-Freitas
8. Bre Stikk
9. Faye Cherrier
10. Mara Kelly
11. Dorothy Dao
12. Ana Carolina Lima
13. Lavinia Barbosa
14. Jessica Dantas
15. Alex Nguyen
 
considering how they're paying their MMA fighters, i don't think this will be some groundbreaking deal for BJJ's biggest stars.

i hope i'm wrong, but i wouldn't trust dana with anyone's career.
 
randomg1t said:
considering how they're paying their MMA fighters, i don't think this will be some groundbreaking deal for BJJ's biggest stars.

i hope i'm wrong, but i wouldn't trust dana with anyone's career.
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Right now the best way to make money in jiu jitsu is make a name for yourself in competition, then start selling instructionals.

If it helps talented athletes get their name out there, it can help a lot.

But I also don't see Dana paying athletes much in a direct way. And one should never trust Dana.
 
shunyata said:
Right now the best way to make money in jiu jitsu is make a name for yourself in competition, then start selling instructionals.

If it helps talented athletes get their name out there, it can help a lot.

But I also don't see Dana paying athletes much in a direct way. And one should never trust Dana.
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what i meant to say is that the UFC is known to give very restrictive contracts to their athletes, and pay them shit.

maybe it turns out great and all these guys get paid a bunch of cash and get a lot of exposure. maybe the UFC botches the whole thing and they're all contractually forbidden to compete anywhere outside the UFC for years.
 
randomg1t said:
what i meant to say is that the UFC is known to give very restrictive contracts to their athletes, and pay them shit.

maybe it turns out great and all these guys get paid a bunch of cash and get a lot of exposure. maybe the UFC botches the whole thing and they're all contractually forbidden to compete anywhere outside the UFC for years.
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Oh I hear you, my sad face was not for your opinion but for Dana's history with contracts and fighter pay.

In a weird way I think it's actually easier to make money on the bjj instructional market for a famous competitor than it is for a similarly famous mma fighter. Bernardo Faria and BJJ fanatics have helped a ton of jiu jitsu competitors financially, far more than having to be on a semi permanent seminar tour to pay your mortgage.
 
I am all for it, this will bring many more to BJJ, Brazil has many schools and practitioners that tried MMA and are not ready for it and have not thought of competing. Dana will find many or much new talent, and clean the sport of Roids.

But what should the name be? I think it should be UBJJC.
Ultimate Brazilian Jujitsu Championships. (if someone else has the name buy its rights).
 
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David Street said:
Where is Craig Jones getting all this money????

www.mmamania.com

Craig Jones reveals CJI 2 date, tells BJJ stars not to sign exclusive deals with UFC

Craig Jones gives BJJ stars a million reasons not to sign with the UFC.
www.mmamania.com www.mmamania.com

Craig Jones gives BJJ stars a million reasons not to sign with the UFC

~So much UFC hate, ONE has the many signed to exclusive contracts that are worse than anything UFC can come up with.
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IBJJF and FloGrappling are big players that have been criticized for pay and other issues. ONE Championship has had various controversies and questionable finances. ADCC, ADXC and AJP all get money from controversial Abu Dhabi royals. Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) has “anonymous donors” funding their $1 million tournaments. Many other pro leagues also pop in and out with undisclosed backing.

 
David Street said:

UFC signs BJJ champ Mikey Musumeci to landmark deal - ‘First of many’​

Dana White and Co. have signed, “the first of many” decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu champions to an exclusive deal.

Who will be next? Who has who signed already?
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News just in! UFC have decided to go back on the deal.
KazDibiase said:
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The site of Rickson's son jumping guard then getting slammed and KTFO 3 seconds later was too much.
 
David Street said:
Where is Craig Jones getting all this money????

www.mmamania.com

Craig Jones reveals CJI 2 date, tells BJJ stars not to sign exclusive deals with UFC

Craig Jones gives BJJ stars a million reasons not to sign with the UFC.
www.mmamania.com www.mmamania.com

Craig Jones gives BJJ stars a million reasons not to sign with the UFC

~So much UFC hate, ONE has the many signed to exclusive contracts that are worse than anything UFC can come up with.
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The rumor was that Craig is friends with a Qatari billionaire who was happy to support the sport while pissing off rival billionaires in UAE.

But CJI 2024 was extremely successful by all viewership metrics so he may have more diversity of major sponsors for 2025.
 
David Street said:
An Octagon Pit is best arena. No cage, no raised platform, no flat mat they go out of bounds on...

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Karate Combat did it better but Yamma Pit Fighting was the original:




And CJI showed how much more exciting grappling matches can be. If you try to back up "out of bounds" you just slide back down without control, you can't wall walk up it like on a cage, and the angle prevents you from driving off effectively when you're on bottom.
 
ChickenBrother said:
Karate Combat did it better but Yamma Pit Fighting was the original:




And CJI showed how much more exciting grappling matches can be. If you try to back up "out of bounds" you just slide back down without control, you can't wall walk up it like on a cage, and the angle prevents you from driving off effectively when you're on bottom.
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The Pit was first done by The World Combat League (WCL) was a full contact, team-based kickboxing promotion. It was founded by movie star and martial artist Chuck Norris.
 
David Street said:
The Pit was first done by The World Combat League (WCL) was a full contact, team-based kickboxing promotion. It was founded by movie star and martial artist Chuck Norris.
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Did WCL actually use the pit from the start, when they debuted in 2005? Yamma debuted their pit/cage combo in April 2008 and I remember WCL using it too but for some reason thought they stole it from Yamma. If it's the other way around, I stand corrected.
 
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