How big will a grappling match between Mikey Musumeci and Demetrious Johnson be?

This match will definitely bring submission grappling and jiujitsu further into the mainstream

In the Rodtang bout, DJ's name alone brought the sport of Muay Thai to a mainstream audience and made everyone appreciate how dangerous Thai kickboxers are in striking. Although Rodtang lost, it improved his stock and brought a whole new appreciation to his sport.

Here is, however, a bitter pill to swallow: Mikey Musumeci will likely ragdoll and submit Demetrious Johnson handily. This is not going to be a mixed-rules bout where the ONE flyweight world champion will have a chance to fight Musumeci in MMA in alternating rounds.

Even in fighting a Muay Thai world champion, an accomplished and dangerous MMA striker like Johnson can have a "puncher's chance". One can always have the chance to land a lucky shot. Such is not the case with jiujitsu.

In submission grappling, one does not "accidentally" land a rear-naked choke. Submissions and transitions are set up and calculated four to five steps ahead. It's like a chess match - no one accidentally reaches a checkmate.

Demetrious Johnson is a brownbelt while Musumeci is a blackbelt. Big difference. Musumeci is not just any blackbelt - he's one of the very best in the world.

We can say that MMA fans have about a 5 to 1 ratio against jiujitsu fans. When MMA fans witness one of their biggest heroes get toyed around and submitted by a world-class grappling assassin, this might convert a lot of them into sport jiujitsu.

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This fight will skyrocket ONE Championship into mainstream media once again

With its multi-martial art events, crossover matches and mixed rules bouts, ONE Championship has effectively established its own unique place in the fight business. We can honestly say that no other organization can possibly pull off what ONE has been doing for more than a decade now - at least not as successfully.

We can also honestly say that ONE Championship lucked out tremendously when they signed MMA GOAT Demetrious Johnson to their roster. Not only is DJ bringing more eyes to their organization, he is also open to competing not only against the best in MMA, but in other disciplines as well in non-conventional bouts.

Simply put, Johnson is having a remarkable run in ONE Championship and vice versa. Their partnership is a sure-fire recipe for mainstream success. It's quite a surprise that the two MMA entities haven't crossed paths sooner.