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Yaroslav Amosov Set To Defend Bellator Welterweight Title In London Against Michael Page

Michael PageAfter 17 professional fights under the Bellator banner, It appears as though Michael “Venom” Page will finally fight for a taste of that sweet, championship gold. Earlier today, Bellator Europe took to social media to announce that MVP will take on Yaroslav Amosov for the 170 pound title in front of a hometown crowd at […]

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After 17 professional fights under the Bellator banner, It appears as though Michael “Venom” Page will finally fight for a taste of that sweet, championship gold.

Earlier today, Bellator Europe took to social media to announce that MVP will take on Yaroslav Amosov for the 170 pound title in front of a hometown crowd at Bellator London later this year. The bout is set to headline the event which is slated for May 13 at the SSE Arena, Wembley.

Michael Page Faces Toughest Test To Date In Yaroslav Amosov

Page is widely regarded as one of the sport’s biggest stars outside of the UFC. He holds an impressive professional record of 20-1 and has been a top contender in Bellator’s welterweight vision for the last half-decade or so.

His only pro loss came at the hands of rival and former champ Douglas Lima back in May of 2019 but MVP exacted his revenge against the Brazillian standout in his last outing, winning via split decision. This was a signature win for the Brit and also came on home soil as it marked the first time Bellator had returned to the UK since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Page currently rides a six-fight win streak heading into the contest but between him and his first world title stands his toughest opponent yet. Ukraine’s Amosov boasts an undefeated professional record of 26-0 and has taken down a killer’s row of competition en route to wearing the belt. His last bout was also against Lima as he secured the title with a win coming this past June.

‘Dynamo’ poses a dual-threat unlike any that ‘Venom’ has ever faced in the cage as he has recorded 9 knockouts and 10 submission victories during his perfect run. His last four fights have all gone to the judge’s scorecards and Page will look to avoid that by adding a 13th knockout to his own spectacle of a highlight reel.

Do you think Michael Page will become champ on May 13?

Yaroslav Amosov vs. Michael Page Set For Bellator Headliner In London

After 17 fights in the promotion, England’s Michael “Venom” Page is finally set for his first world title fight in Bellator.

On social media today, Bellator Europe announced that Page will challenge for Yaroslav Amosov’s welterweight gold in the ma…

Bellator London: Amosov vs. Page

After 17 fights in the promotion, England’s Michael “Venom” Page is finally set for his first world title fight in Bellator.

On social media today, Bellator Europe announced that Page will challenge for Yaroslav Amosov’s welterweight gold in the main event of Bellator London. The promotion’s trip across the Atlantic is set for Friday, May 13, and will see fights go down from inside The SSE Arena, Wembley.

Page boasts an impressive 20-1 record in professional MMA and has long been a top contender in Bellator’s 170-pound weight class. Since his one and only defeat, a knockout loss to former three-time titleholder Douglas Lima in 2019, MVP has been on a tear.

In his last six fights, Page has gone 6-0, recorded two first-round knockouts, and avenged his setback against Lima. In the main event of Bellator 267 last October, an event that represented the promotion’s return to the UK for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, “Venom” secured a split decision triumph over “The Phenom”. He’ll hope to replicate that London success when he returns to his country’s capital on May 13.

In his way of championship glory will be Amosov, an unbeaten Ukrainian who reached the top of the welterweight mountain after seven fights in Bellator. After victories over the likes of David Rickles, Ed Ruth, and Logan Storey, “Dynamo” had his chance to fight for gold at Bellator 260 last June. In a mightily impressive performance, Amosov dethroned Lima after securing a unanimous decision win.

Across his unblemished 26-0 record, Amosov has recorded 10 submission and nine knockouts. But despite his finishing record, the 28-year-old has gone the distance in three of his last four appearances. Page will be looking to save the judges some work by adding a 13th knockout to his own résumé when he enters the cage with Amosov.

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While Page had initially called for a trilogy clash with Lima over a title shot, the Englishman certainly won’t be disappointed to have his chance to further cement his legacy as one of Bellator’s greats.

Who do you think will leave Bellator London with the welterweight title, Yaroslav Amosov or Michael Page?

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Yaroslav Amosov vs. Michael Page Targeted For Bellator London Event

Michael PageMichael Page will be making his first attempt to secure Bellator Gold on his home soil. Bellator president Scott Coker has announced the promotion is targeting the matchup for the second quarter of 2022, with the newly crowned champion set for his first title defence to take place in the United Kingdom. “We are in […]

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Michael Page will be making his first attempt to secure Bellator Gold on his home soil.

Bellator president Scott Coker has announced the promotion is targeting the matchup for the second quarter of 2022, with the newly crowned champion set for his first title defence to take place in the United Kingdom.

“We are in the process of putting that fight together now with him and MVP to fight in London at some point early next year.”

Michael Page was and still is destined for greatness in Bellator. He suffered his first loss at the hands of Douglas Lima in 2019 when the Brazilian caught him with an uppercut. Since then, Page has gone on to collect a 6-fight winning streak, 4 of those coming via stoppage. Page would also go on to exact his revenge when he edged out Douglas Lima at Bellator 267 via decision and propel himself into a title fight opportunity.

Michael Page Still Has Unfinished Business with Douglas Lima

Although it wasn’t the title Michael Page was interested in at first. Scott Coker revealed how the Englishmen wanted to complete his trilogy with Douglas Lima before taking that next step, however, he was able to convince him to do otherwise.

“I know MVP was kinda back-and-forth, do I want to fight Lima again, do I want to fight Amosov and then we said Hey, just go think about it,” Coker told MMA Junkie. “Our opinion as a company is you want to take the next step. You want to go fight for the belt now. This is your time. If you don’t do it now, when are you gonna do it? and then you can come back and fight Lima again in the future. So to me, it’s the right fight to put together. I think it’ll happen in the second quarter. It will be in London and it will be a massive fight over there because he’s such a big star.

“Believe me, a lot of people are saying well Amosov is so good and he’s – yeah he is that good and that’s why his record is undefeated. But MVP has a very unique style and he’s very hard to hit, to catch and it’s gonna be interesting to see how Amosov handles that because he’s fighting like a very awkward, karate style combatant and it’s not like your normal MMA fighter that’s just very straight forward, maybe a little bit more linear. He’s doing a lot of crazy stuff and that’s why people love him, but that fight will happen at some point in 2022 for sure.”

Do you think Michael Page will become a champion in 2022?

Bellator Attempting To Book Michael Page vs. Yaroslav Amosov

Bellator is currently working to put flashy welterweight Michael “Venom” Page against champion Yaroslav Amosov for a card in London, England.

Bellator President Scott Coker revealed the plans in a recent interview with MMA Junkie. He mentioned he h…

Yaroslav Amosov, Michael Page

Bellator is currently working to put flashy welterweight Michael “Venom” Page against champion Yaroslav Amosov for a card in London, England.

Bellator President Scott Coker revealed the plans in a recent interview with MMA Junkie. He mentioned he hopes to make the fight for early 2022, although an exact date hasn’t been worked out yet.

Coker said that Page was hesitant for a title fight, but eventually decided that he wanted the title fight. Page had publicly noted before that he preferred to face Douglas Lima – a fighter he just beat – in a trilogy bout.

“I know MVP was kinda back-and-forth, ‘do I want to fight Lima again, do I want to fight Amosov’ and then we said hey, just go think about it,” Coker said. “Our opinion as a company is you want to take the next step. You want to go fight for the belt now. This is your time. If you don’t do it now, when are you gonna do it? and then you can come back and fight Lima again in the future. So to me, it’s the right fight to put together. I think it’ll happen in the second quarter. It will be in London and it will be a massive fight over there because he’s such a big star.” (h/t MMA Junkie)

Page Getting Title Fight Following Important Win

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Page is being put in a title fight position for the first time in his career. He is also coming off arguably the biggest win of his career thus far.

Page is being put in the title fight after avenging the sole pro loss in his career. He recently defeated former champ Lima, beating him via split decision.

The potential fight could be Amosov’s first fight as the Bellator Welterweight Champion. He earned the belt in June, going five rounds against Lima for a decision win. The victory continued his flawless pro career that includes 26 wins as a whole and seven victories in Bellator.

Who would you pick in a fight between Yaroslav Amosov and Michael “Venom” Page?

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Dillon Danis Calls Out Diego Sanchez, Michael Page & Jake Shields

Dillon DanisDillon Danis is back to his old ways calling out Diego Sanchez, Michael Page, and Jake Shields. Danis hasn’t fought since Bellator 222 back in 2019 where he won via armbar. The BJJ has been battling injuries since his second fight under the Bellator banner. Danis was on ‘The MMA Hour’ talking about his possible […]

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Dillon Danis is back to his old ways calling out Diego Sanchez, Michael Page, and Jake Shields.

Danis hasn’t fought since Bellator 222 back in 2019 where he won via armbar. The BJJ has been battling injuries since his second fight under the Bellator banner. Danis was on ‘The MMA Hour’ talking about his possible matchups in his future.

“My comeback fight is either gonna be Jake Shields or Diego Sanchez. That’s who I wanna fight when I come back… I can send you the messages that Diego says. That motherf***er’s crazy. So if he wants to get it, I told him too, I was like, ‘Bro I’m gonna hurt you so bad…’ Jake Shields can get it too. John Wayne Parr. I don’t care who it is. I’m gonna come back and gonna fight one of them. Even Michael ‘Venom’ Page, I’ll fight him. He’s so bad.” Danis Said. (Sportskeeda)

Danis may be biting off more than he can chew when calling out these fighters. He only has two professional fights. He has won them both, but all these guys he has named are considerably better than him and any of the fighters he has faced thus far. To call Michael Page “So bad” is an obvious troll job and just to get his name back in the MMA news.

Danis has been known to run his mouth and many consider him to be one of the more annoying figures in the MMA world. His mouth had gotten him in trouble a few weeks ago at a bar in New Jersey. He was arrested after not showing his ID to the bouncer at a bar. He ran his mouth and forced the bouncer to put him in a chokehold where he ended up tapping out to the bouncer and subsequently being arrested.

Could Dillon Danis beat any of the guys he called out?

Douglas Lima Reacts To His Loss to Michael Page.

Douglas LimaDouglas Lima wasn’t too happy with the split decision loss he had last night at Bellator 267 to Michael Page. In what was an entertaining second fight between Lima and ‘MVP’, fans left with more questions than answers after the dust settled. The fight could have gone either way and it seems as if Lima […]

Douglas Lima

Douglas Lima wasn’t too happy with the split decision loss he had last night at Bellator 267 to Michael Page.

In what was an entertaining second fight between Lima and ‘MVP’, fans left with more questions than answers after the dust settled. The fight could have gone either way and it seems as if Lima felt he was robbed a bit. Lima landed a number of takedowns on Page and thought that was enough to secure a victory over him. Although Page did connect nicely on three occasions times to score knockdowns.

In an Instagram post, Lima said “Ehhh not too sure about this decision, I thought I won 1 and 3, need to rewatch! But thank you god for bringing me here again! I’m blessed Had a blast here in London and can’t wait to come back! Thank you my team, family, and all of you that’s always supporting! God bless you all and see you soon.” Even in defeat, Lima is as humble as always.

Page has also called for a third fight between the two instead of a title fight. MVP wants the trilogy fight to be a five-round fight instead of a three-round fight like it was at Bellator 267. This is Lima’s third fight he has lost in a row. He lost a middleweight title fight to Gegard Mousasi and lost his welterweight title to Yaraslov Amosov back in June of 2021.

In his first fight with Page, ‘The Phenom’ hit him with a huge KO which was ‘MVP’s only loss inside the octagon.

Since his loss to Lima, Page has put together a five-fight win streak now and has improved his record to 20-1 after his victory last night.

How did you score Douglas Lima vs. Michael Page II?