Michael Mucitelli (born December 7, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division.
In 2013, he advocated for New York to "legalize mixed martial arts" stating that MMA gave him "something that I could get excited about," and "A reason not to go out drinking.
Mucitelli made his debut on August 24, 2012 at Bellator 73 against then undefeated Matt Van Buren, taking the fight on one week's notice.
However, the fight was scrapped after the negative impact caused when a felony charge of involuntary manslaughter committed in July 2005 by McGuane was exposed in the internet.
[6][7] Mucitelli instead faced Shark Fights veteran Matt Uhde in a catchweight bout,[8] which he won via submission in the first round.