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Tammi Musumeci (b. 1994) is an American grappler, four-time [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu|Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion]], and [[Lawyer|attorney]]. Born in New Jersey, Musumeci began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu when she was six years old.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2022 |title=Tammi Musumeci |url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/tammi-musumeci}}</ref> <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Clements |first=Averi |date=May 7, 2020 |title=Tammi Musumeci Has Graduated Law School |url=https://jiujitsutimes.com/tammi-musumeci-has-graduated-law-school/ |website=Jiu Jitsu Times}}</ref> As training partners, Tammi and [[Mikey Musumeci|her brother Michael "Mikey" Musumeci]] have won a combined 9 [[International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation]] World Championship titles in [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi|gi]] and [[no-gi]] competition.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2022 |title=Mikey Musumeci |url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/mikey-musumeci}}</ref>
Tammi Musumeci (b. 1994) is an American grappler, four-time [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu|Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion]], and [[Lawyer|attorney]]. Born in New Jersey, Musumeci began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu when she was six years old.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2022 |title=Tammi Musumeci |url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/tammi-musumeci}}</ref> <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Clements |first=Averi |date=May 7, 2020 |title=Tammi Musumeci Has Graduated Law School |url=https://jiujitsutimes.com/tammi-musumeci-has-graduated-law-school/ |website=Jiu Jitsu Times}}</ref> As training partners, Tammi and [[Mikey Musumeci|her brother Michael "Mikey" Musumeci]] have won a combined 9 [[International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation]] World Championship titles in [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi|gi]] and [[no-gi]] competition.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2022 |title=Mikey Musumeci |url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/mikey-musumeci}}</ref>


After a successful competitive career [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system|in the colored belt divisions]], she was promoted to [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system|black belt]] in 2013 by Emyr Bussade.<ref name=":0" /> Although she was only 19 years old, Musumeci won the [[International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation]] 2014 [[World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship]] in her first year as a black belt, a feat she repeated in 2015 and 2016.<ref name=":0" /> She added two [[IBJJF Pan Championship]] gold medals in 2014 and 2017, but her silver medal in the 2016 edition of the tournament solidified her reputation as one of the most relentless and fearless competitors in the sport.<ref name=":0" /> After defeating two former world champions to reach the 2016 Pan Finals, Musumeci lost to [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|8-time g]]<nowiki/>i and [[World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship|4 time no-gi]] World Champion [[Michelle Nicolini]] in a close match, in which Musumeci refused to tap to an [[armlock]] that eventually dislocated her arm.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, Musumeci added her first [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|World Title]] in [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi|gi]] competition.
After a successful competitive career [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system|in the colored belt divisions]], she was promoted to [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system|black belt]] in 2013 by Emyr Bussade.<ref name=":0" /> Although she was only 19 years old, Musumeci won the [[International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation]] 2013 [[World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship]] in her first year as a black belt, a feat she repeated in 2015 and 2016.<ref name=":0" /> <ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2022 |title=Results: WORLD IBJJF JIU-JITSU NO-GI CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 |url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/217/PublicResults |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=ibjjfdb.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2021 |title=Results: WORLD JIU-JITSU NO-GI IBJJF CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 |url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/461/PublicResults |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=ibjjfdb.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2021 |title=Results: WORLD IBJJF JIU-JITSU NO-GI CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 |url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/625/PublicResults |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=ibjjfdb.com}}</ref> She added two [[IBJJF Pan Championship]] gold medals in 2014 and 2017, but her silver medal in the 2016 edition of the tournament solidified her reputation as one of the most relentless and fearless competitors in the sport.<ref name=":0" /> <ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2021 |title=Results: PAN IBJJF JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 |url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/241/PublicResults |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=ibjjfdb.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2021 |title=Results: PAN IBJJF JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 |url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/671/PublicResults |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=ibjjfdb.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2021 |title=Results: PAN IBJJF JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 |url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/516/PublicResults |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=ibjjfdb.com}}</ref> After defeating two former world champions to reach the 2016 Pan Finals, Musumeci lost to [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|8-time g]]<nowiki/>i and [[World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship|4 time no-gi]] World Champion [[Michelle Nicolini]] in a close match, in which Musumeci refused to tap to an [[armlock]] that eventually dislocated her arm.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, Musumeci added her first [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|World Title]] in [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi|gi]] competition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2021 |title=Results: WORLD IBJJF JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 |url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/1209/PublicResults |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=ibjjfdb.com}}</ref>


Outside of jiu-jitsu, Musumeci is an attorney, having graduated from the [[William S. Boyd School of Law]] at the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] in 2020.<ref name=":1" />
Outside of jiu-jitsu, Musumeci is an attorney, having graduated from the [[William S. Boyd School of Law]] at the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] in 2020.<ref name=":1" />
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Revision as of 19:45, 15 August 2022

Tammi Musumeci
Born1994
Marlboro, New Jersey
Division-58kg
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu
RankBlack Belt under Emyr Bussade
Other information
OccupationAttorney
Notable relativesMikey Musumeci (Younger Brother)

Tammi Musumeci (b. 1994) is an American grappler, four-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion, and attorney. Born in New Jersey, Musumeci began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu when she was six years old.[1] [2] As training partners, Tammi and her brother Michael "Mikey" Musumeci have won a combined 9 International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation World Championship titles in gi and no-gi competition.[1][3]

After a successful competitive career in the colored belt divisions, she was promoted to black belt in 2013 by Emyr Bussade.[1] Although she was only 19 years old, Musumeci won the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation 2013 World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in her first year as a black belt, a feat she repeated in 2015 and 2016.[1] [4] [5] [6] She added two IBJJF Pan Championship gold medals in 2014 and 2017, but her silver medal in the 2016 edition of the tournament solidified her reputation as one of the most relentless and fearless competitors in the sport.[1] [7] [8] [9] After defeating two former world champions to reach the 2016 Pan Finals, Musumeci lost to 8-time gi and 4 time no-gi World Champion Michelle Nicolini in a close match, in which Musumeci refused to tap to an armlock that eventually dislocated her arm.[1] In 2019, Musumeci added her first World Title in gi competition.[10]

Outside of jiu-jitsu, Musumeci is an attorney, having graduated from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2020.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Tammi Musumeci". August 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Clements, Averi (May 7, 2020). "Tammi Musumeci Has Graduated Law School". Jiu Jitsu Times.
  3. ^ "Mikey Musumeci". August 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Results: WORLD IBJJF JIU-JITSU NO-GI CHAMPIONSHIP 2013". ibjjfdb.com. May 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Results: WORLD JIU-JITSU NO-GI IBJJF CHAMPIONSHIP 2015". ibjjfdb.com. May 16, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Results: WORLD IBJJF JIU-JITSU NO-GI CHAMPIONSHIP 2016". ibjjfdb.com. May 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Results: PAN IBJJF JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2014". ibjjfdb.com. May 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "Results: PAN IBJJF JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2017". ibjjfdb.com. May 16, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Results: PAN IBJJF JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2016". ibjjfdb.com. May 16, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Results: WORLD IBJJF JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2019". ibjjfdb.com. May 16, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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