Celebrate “World Brothers Day” that falls on April 10 every year with the warm relationship of two athletes “Tammy – Maike Musumegi” who are the winds under each other’s wings. Until becoming a star wrestler on the world stage
Sports fans who follow ONE may have heard the name of the nerd “Maike Musumegi”, the current owner of the ONE World Champion, wrestling in the flyweight (125 -135 lbs.) category. Most recently, “Maike” Then took the hand of her blood sister “Tammy Musumegi” into the roof of ONE, where she opened her bangs with her first victory over her Brazilian opponent “Bianca Basilio” in a grappling match. Strawweight version (115-125 yrs.) in the ONE FIGHT NIGHT 8 battle in March.
Two American brothers from the “Musumegi” family are recognized as geniuses in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) in the United States. The pair have won the BJJ World Championship ten times in total. Before stepping into ONE as a skilled young wrestler
“Maikei” put on a stunning performance from the first bout, shattering bonuses from the submission of legendary samurai Masakazu Imarani, until he was crowned the ONE World Heavyweight Champion. The first flyweight in history After beating top-ranking Brazilian grappling wrestler Kleber Souza, he was later able to hold the belt for the first time against Mongolian Kantumour Bayanduren last month. Last Jan.
While “Tammy”, the older sister launched equally well She defeated BJJ World Champion Bianca “Bianca” of Brazil via unanimous decision in her first bout against ONE.
Both brothers were inspired by their father who is a big fan of combat sports, both Muay Thai and BJJ. His passion for fighting was then passed on to his daughter and son, and made both “Tammy” and “Mai”. Ki” has become the best siblings and best sparring partners both in and out of the ring.
In their teens, Tammy and Maikie breathed BJJ and spent hours together honing their skills until they rose through the ranks of elite athletes at a young age.
By “Tammy” praising her brother, he is the key to her great success in the world of BJJ and wrestling.
“We’ve always been partners, and today we’re still sparring partners. We train in many gyms. But we tend to train ourselves most of the time. I feel like he can help me a lot because he will be practicing techniques with me since he was a kid and when he got the blue belt.”
“He always showed me what I was training. So we always train together. And it’s what makes us successful. Because we have always been partners in training for each other.”
Special training with her younger brother has taken Tammy to leaps and bounds in her skills. At 19, just a few months after she earned her black belt, Tammy won the IBJJF World Championship in a “No-Gi” fashion. first time
She went on to win three No-Gi World Championships and one Gi Championship. Causing her to be called the best female athlete in the world, although “Maike” does not see herself as her sister’s personal coach, but “Tammy” insists firmly on this matter.
“I always tell him that. ‘You created a black belt world champion’ He has all the qualities of a coach. Although no one really looked at him as a coach. But he helped me and brought me to where I am today.”
In addition to loving combat sports as a life then The two brothers are also academically excellent, with “Tammy” graduating in law and practicing law while “Maike” has good results until receiving a scholarship to continue studying law. Instead, he decided to become a professional fighter first.
As for “Maike”, he will be making a comeback to defend the belt for a second time against Yemen challenger “Ozamah Almarwei” in his homeland of the Eagles at ONE FIGHT NIGHT 10: Demetrious vs Adriano III, who will be competing for the first time at the First Bank Center in Colorado, USA, which will be broadcast live in the morning at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2023 according to Thailand time and of course, “Tammy” will volunteer to be a sparring partner for his younger brother in important battles as he has always done.
