Welterweight Michael Page put on another spectacular finish on the Bellator 237 main card. Page took on Shinsho Anzai in a 173-pound catchweight fight. “Venom” put on a striking clinic, hurting Anzai badly in the first round, but not pulling off the finish. However, the second round was a very different story. Page connected with […]
Welterweight Michael Page put on another spectacular finish on the Bellator 237 main card.
Page took on Shinsho Anzai in a 173-pound catchweight fight. “Venom” put on a striking clinic, hurting Anzai badly in the first round, but not pulling off the finish. However, the second round was a very different story. Page connected with one big punch on an already damaged Anzai that stopped the fight dead in its tracks.
The referee stepped in to call off the action and Page once again left the cage with another knockout victory. You can check out the finish here below.
Michael “Venom” Page racked up another impressive knockout win over the weekend, but former opponent Paul Daley was not impressed in the slightest. Page headlined Bellator London opposite Giovanni Melillo, who Page toyed with for the majority of the first round before putting him away with a nasty knockout. It was Page’s second-straight knockout win […]
Michael “Venom” Page racked up another impressive knockout win over the weekend, but former opponent Paul Daley was not impressed in the slightest.
Page headlined Bellator London opposite Giovanni Melillo, who Page toyed with for the majority of the first round before putting him away with a nasty knockout. It was Page’s second-straight knockout win since suffering the first defeat of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, a second-round knockout loss to Douglas Lima.
Speaking to MMA Junkie, Daley had some harsh criticism for the matchmaking Page has been receiving thus far in his MMA career, with a record of 16-1, and only having faced two truly notable names in that time in Lima and Daley.
“This is ridiculous,” Daley said. “You can’t continually beat these kind of opponents. Yes, he knocks them out, but he’s expected to knock them out. What does this prove, the fact that he knocked out a guy nobody will remember? It proves nothing. It proves nothing at all. Why didn’t he do that to me? Why didn’t he do that to Douglas Lima? Because he’s not of that caliber.
“I need to see more from Michael Page, in my opinion, whether it’s a rematch with me or a rematch with another top-tier fighter. Does a win over this guy warrant a title shot? In my opinion it doesn’t. Yes, he’s a star. Yes, people love him. But can he really fight? The two times he’s stepped up, on paper, he’s got a ‘victory’ over me.
“Most people, including me, thought he lost that fight. Second time he stepped up against the champion, who I went three rounds with, he gets knocked out cold. So he needs to fight solid opponents instead of feeding him these guys.”
Page and Daley fought back in February of 2019. It was a fairly uneventful bout, but Page was given the winning nod via unanimous decision. Daley believes he should’ve won the fight, and is open to a rematch in 2020, but wants the stakes raised.
“He couldn’t do what he normally does to everybody else (when we fought),” Daley said. “In my mind I thought I won that fight. The only way to make it more convincing to everybody else is to take him out before the judges. If that fight is going to happen it needs to be a big fight. It needs to happen here in 2020, at Wembley in 2020.”
What do you think about Daley’s criticism of the competition Page has been receiving?
Earlier today (Sat. November 23, 2019) Bellator London went down from the SSE Arena, Wembley in London, England. In the main event of the night, Michael “Venom” Page met Giovanni Melillo at welterweight, in what was scheduled to go three rounds. However, Page’s standup game was far too much for Melillo to handle, getting knocked […]
Earlier today (Sat. November 23, 2019) Bellator London went down from the SSE Arena, Wembley in London, England.
In the main event of the night, Michael “Venom” Page met Giovanni Melillo at welterweight, in what was scheduled to go three rounds. However, Page’s standup game was far too much for Melillo to handle, getting knocked out mid-way through the round off a countershot.
Check out the full Bellator London results here below:
Bellator London Results
Main Card (Bellator App)
Michael Page def. Giovanni Melillo via R1 KO (punch, 1:47)
Fabian Edwards def. Mike Shipman via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Soren Bak def. Terry Brazier via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Prelims (Bellator App)
Denise Kielholtz def. Sabriye Sengul via R1 submission (Americana, 0:32)
Tim Wilde def. Charlie Leary via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Pietro Penini def. Charlie Ward via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Robert Whiteford def. Sam Sicilia via R3 KO (4:54)
Lewis Long def. Walter Gahadza via R1 submission (rear-naked choke, 1:44)
Chris Bungard def. Benjamin Brander via R1 submission (rear-naked choke, 1:26)
Kent Kauppinen def. Andy Manzolo via R1 submission (forearm choke, 3:53)
Alfie Davis def. Alessandro Botti via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Kevin Fryer def. George Tokkos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Aiden Lee def. Damian Frankiewicz via R3 submission (rear-naked choke, 1:24)
Jeremy Petley def. Tom Mearns via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Harry Hardwick def. Nathan Rose via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
Akonne Wanliss def. Tim Barnett via R1 submission (D’arce choke, 0:56)
Michael Venom Page has managed to comprise an impressive 14-1 MMA record, only having suffered his first professional loss to former welterweight champion Diego Lima recently at Bellator 221. But one criticism that has followed Page around for years is…
Michael Venom Page has managed to comprise an impressive 14-1 MMA record, only having suffered his first professional loss to former welterweight champion Diego Lima recently at Bellator 221. But one criticism that has followed Page around for years is that he is a “can crusher,” only dominating opponents who are of subpar caliber. Oddly […]
Things got fiesty during Michael Page and Richard Kiely’s Bellator Dublin staredown. The two welterweights will collide on the Dublin main card on September 27. It will notably be Page’s first fight since suffering his first-ever professional defeat to Douglas Lima earlier this year. Ahead of the fight, the two met for staredowns but Page […]
Things got fiesty during Michael Page and Richard Kiely’s Bellator Dublin staredown.
The two welterweights will collide on the Dublin main card on September 27. It will notably be Page’s first fight since suffering his first-ever professional defeat to Douglas Lima earlier this year.
Ahead of the fight, the two met for staredowns but Page showed little regard for his Irish opponent, instead, choosing to browse through his phone.
Kiely would decide to have fun with the moment by putting a thumbs up in front of Page’s face before standing in front of him. Page would pat him on his shoulder from behind which Kiely did not like as she swiped his hand away, leading to “MVP” shoving him. Security quickly came in between the two fighters afterwards.
You can watch the video below:
Kiely would take to Twitter shortly afterwards as he stated there would be no security when they step inside the cage:
Bellator Dublin takes place at the 3Arena and will be headlined by a bantamweight bout between James Gallagher and Cal Ellenor. Preceding the event is Bellator 227 which will be headlined by a lightweight bout between Benson Henderson and the debuting Myles Jury.
On this day three years ago, Michael “Venom” Page gave Bellator 277 opponent Richard Kiely a hardy shove prior to their bout. UFC London takes place today, and the card will feature plenty of strong English talent, such as co-headliner Tom …
On this day three years ago, Michael “Venom” Page gave Bellator 277 opponent Richard Kiely a hardy shove prior to their bout. UFC London takes place today, and the card will feature plenty of strong English talent, such as co-headliner Tom Aspinall, Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett, among others. Recently, MMA News’ Andrew Starc provided his…
