UFC BJJ bantamweight champion has decided to vacate his belt to focus on his MMA for now<\/p>\n
UFC BJJ is experiencing a major shift with the reigning bantamweight champion vacating his belt.<\/p>\n
Mikey Musumeci vacates his UFC BJJ Bantamweight Title<\/p>\n
Mikey Musumeci<\/a> became the inaugural\u00a0 UFC BJJ <\/a>Bantamweight Champion on June 25, 2025. The UFC BJJ 1 matchup against Rerisson Gabriel ended in Musumeci submitting the Brazilian via heel hook.<\/p>\n He has delivered an extraordinary performance in the sport for more than a decade. Now, the American is willing to step aside.<\/p>\n \u201cEND OF ANOTHER CHAPTER – today I would like to announce that I have decided to vacate my @ufcbjj bantamweight title,\u201d He wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t lost a match in this category for almost 10 years and have won every title that I had wanted to win in my career in gi and nogi. (Adcc is not my category and I have no ambition to go up weight classes for no money \ud83e\udd23 so yeh) I am 30 years old and have been obsessed with training mma and want to prioritize my training for mma!\u201d<\/p>\n While he will be looking forward to prioritising his MMA training, he won\u2019t be abandoning Jiu Jitsu either.<\/p>\n \u201cI train Jiu Jitsu everyday still and can come back anytime \ud83e\udd78\u2026 I will continue to do more grappling super fights with @ufcbjj just a different style of Jiu Jitsu more to get people out of our sport to watch! That means more to me at the point I am in my career.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier in September, he had hinted at his career in MMA during his appearance on \u201cThe Ariel Helwani Show\u201d.<\/p>\n He said, \u201cI\u2019m loving the MMA training. I\u2019m addicted to it. I want to see how far I can go\u201d.\u00a0Therefore, fans are definitely eager to see how his journey unfolds.<\/p>\n Mikey Musumeci\u2019s teammate will be competing for Title<\/p>\n