Bryce Mitchell will enter the Bowl to face Mikey Musci on September twenty fourth, turning into the primary energetic UFC fighter to face the UFC BJJ champion, the promotion introduced on Saturday. The bout will happen at featherweight, so Musumeshi’s bantamweight belt is not going to be on the road.
The non-title bout will headline UFC BJJ 11, with Mason Fowler going through Nikki Rodd within the co-main occasion for the sunshine heavyweight belt.
Mitchell has competed in three grappling matches over the previous 9 months, most notably a draw with fellow UFC fighter Jean Silva in March. The opposite two matches passed off beneath the EBI banner in September 2025, with Mitchell defeating JJ Bowers and tapping out with a heel hook towards Landon Elmore later that night time.
‘Thug Nasty’ has received nearly all of his 19 MMA wins by submission and compelled a tapout 10 instances, however has solely pressured a tapout twice since becoming a member of the UFC in 2018. His most up-to-date win was towards Santiago Luna at Meta APEX in June, ending him with an arm triangle choke with eight seconds left within the last spherical.
Musumeci, a black belt and four-time IBJJF world champion, is undefeated beneath the UFC BJJ banner after a flawless grappling profession in ONE Championship, successful and defending the 135-pound title with 4 consecutive heel hooks in 11 months.
