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ONE Championship weigh-ins: Mikey Musumeci says ‘this is crazy’ as he fails hydration twice for openweight match

  • ONE’s flyweight submission grappling champ returns to pass on third attempt ahead of Fight Night 15 in Bangkok
  • Fans left bemused on social media, however, wondering ‘how can you fail hydration for an openweight match?’

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Mikey Musumeci at the ONE Fight Night 13 ceremonial weigh-ins and face-offs in Bangkok. Photos: ONE Championship
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Mikey Musumeci – and ONE Championship fans – were left bemused after he failed hydration twice for Saturday’s openweight grappling match against Shinya Aoki.

ONE’s flyweight submission grappling champion returned for a third time during the three-hour testing window on Thursday night in Bangkok to eventually pass.

“Darth Rigatoni” weighed in at 154lbs, after former lightweight MMA champion Aoki of Japan passed easily on his first attempt and tipped the scales at 167.75lbs. Musumeci normally competes at 135lbs – 35lbs lower than the 40-year-old “Tobikan Judan”.

Fans on social media, and Musumeci himself, seemed baffled by his struggles ahead of ONE Fight Night 15.

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“Too much pizza and pasta,” one user joked on X, formerly Twitter. “How can you fail hydration for an openweight match?” another said.

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