Fans clamor for more Mikey Musumeci and Yoshihiro Akiyama after seeing them at ONE Fight Night 8 

Mikey Musumeci, Yoshihiro Akiyama | Image courtesy of ONE
Mikey Musumeci, Yoshihiro Akiyama | Image courtesy of ONE

In one of the most entertaining and headline-producing moments of ONE Fight Night 8 last weekend, we saw the unlikely duo of Mikey Musumeci and Yoshihiro Akiyama sitting together in the audience.

The ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion and 'Sexyama' were captured enjoying the show and giving out some "Korean hearts" to the fans watching at home:

""Sexyama" and "Darth Rigatoni" in the house! Buddy cop movie coming soon? 😎🤓 @akiyamachoo @mikeymusumeci"

It's a tandem we never knew we needed until now. In a buddy cop movie scenario, 'Sexyama' will be the brawn while Musumeci will be the brains. Both, of course, can kick ass like no other.

The comments section is riddled with fans expressing their excitement for this rare and unlikely duo:

Comments on Mikey Musumeci and Yoshihiro Akiyama at ONE Fight Night 8
Comments on Mikey Musumeci and Yoshihiro Akiyama at ONE Fight Night 8

@disabled_din had a cool idea for a side project for Akiyama:

"Give me Akiyama hosting a side show for ONE, I would like to see Akiyama being a game show host for a ONE Amazon Prime Exclusive series"

@diegoleizo had the perfect pop culture reference to describe the two:

"Tony Stark and Peter Parker!!"

@the_austin_darrow had a band idea that might give BTS a run for their money:

"Form a band called Sexy Rigatoni"

@mrkultivator said what we all were thinking:

"The duet we didn’t know we needed! Legends of their fields"

Mikey Musumeci's sister, Tammi Musumeci, won her ONE debut at ONE Fight Night 8

Mikey Musumeci was in attendance at ONE Fight Night 8 to support and corner his older sister, Tammi Musumeci, who was making her ONE Championship debut.

Going up against Bianca Basilio, Tammi won a razor-close decision win after neither fighter scored a submission nor any legitimate submission attempt.

When the scorecards were read, Tammi Musumeci looked shocked as if she wasn't expecting the win. Still, her brother Mikey Musumeci celebrated her hard-fought victory over a fellow world champion:

"Tammi wins her @onechampionship debut!!!! So freaking proud of her. 😭She wakes up 4:30 am everyday to do cardio before working as a lawyer, does stairs in the middle of the day at her job, and then trains at night immediately after work! No one works harder than my sister. She inspires me so much. Can’t wait for us to be on the same card together ❤️. I want to thank @rlo702jj for helping her prepare while I was overseas; he is an amazing coach and friend."

Now that her debut is out of the way, expect Tammi Musumeci to get more comfortable fighting inside the circle and perhaps follow in her baby brother's footsteps and become a ONE world champion one day.

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