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UFC BJJ 11’s Mikey Musumeci trained with a dog shock collar for Bryce Mitchell because his infamous leg locks ‘are gay’

Shock therapy! UFC BJJ Bantamweight champion Mikey Musumeci has built his career around mangling legs, collecting heel hooks and turning the lower half of the human body into a complicated puzzle only he knows how to solve. Unfortunately, none of…

By Alexander Behunin · MMA Mania

Published: Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 10:01 PM

Key Things to Know

Mikey Musumeci faces Bryce Mitchell in the main event of UFC BJJ 11 in Las Vegas.
Both competitors agreed to a rule set that bans leg locks and intentional guard pulls.
Musumeci stated the Tackett brothers shocked him with a dog collar during training to keep him off bottom position.

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UFC BJJ Bantamweight champion Mikey Musumeci faces UFC contender Bryce Mitchell in the main event of UFC BJJ 11 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The match features a gentlemen's agreement where Musumeci agreed to avoid intentionally pulling guard and using leg locks, following prior criticisms Mitchell made regarding those grappling tactics.

To prepare for the adjusted rules, Musumeci revealed he used unorthodox training methods with the Tackett brothers. He stated that his training partners shocked him with a dog collar and threw holy water on him whenever his back touched the mat during fight camp.

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UFC BJJ 11’s Mikey Musumeci trained with a dog shock collar for Bryce Mitchell because his infamous leg locks ‘are gay’

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