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Douglas Lima vs. MVP 2 Set For Bellator’s Return To London

Douglas LimaDouglas Lima and Michael ‘Venom’ Page are set to rematch at The SSE Arena, Wembley, in London on October 1. Lima scored a highlight-reel KO to become the first man to defeat ‘MVP’ when the pair first fought back at Bellator 221 in 2019. The Brazilian has since gone on the claim welterweight gold by […]

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Douglas Lima and Michael ‘Venom’ Page are set to rematch at The SSE Arena, Wembley, in London on October 1.

Lima scored a highlight-reel KO to become the first man to defeat ‘MVP’ when the pair first fought back at Bellator 221 in 2019.

The Brazilian has since gone on the claim welterweight gold by beating Rory MacDonald before failing in his bid to become a two-weight champion against Gegard Mousasi and then losing his 170lb strap to Yaroslav Amosov.

Since suffering the first and only defeat of his MMA career Page has been in great form. The Englishman has put together a five-fight win streak albeit against lower-level opposition.

Lima reacted to the news he’ll rematch Page in London in October.

“MVP has put together an impressive string of wins together, but when he gets back in the cage with me, the end result is going to be the same as the first time,” Lima said in a Bellator press release. “Right now, I’m on a mission to put the BELLATOR belt back around my waist.  Anyone standing in my way will be dismantled.”

Page is keen to avenge his knockout loss to Lima, he said.

“The comeback is always bigger than the setback. It was always gonna happen, it’s written in the stars. The one and only MVP is back, and I will have my redemption in front of my hometown the only way I know how – in venomous style.”

Check out the full Bellator London card below.

MAIN CARD 

Welterweight Main Event: #1-Douglas Lima (32-9) vs. #2-Michael Page (19-1)

Featherweight Bout: Robert Whiteford (16-4)) vs. Andrew Fisher (18-8-1

Lightweight Bout: Yves Landu (16-8) vs. Tim Wilde (13-4)

Light Heavyweight Bout: Luke Trainer (4-0) vs. Yannick Bahati (9-5)

PRELIMS

Welterweight Bout: Lewis Long (18-6) vs. Uros Jurisic (11-1)

Lightweight Bout: Kane Mousah (13-3) vs. Davy Gallon (18-7-2)

Flyweight Bout: Lucie Bertaud (3-2) vs. Elina Kallionidou (7-4)

Lightweight Bout: Charlie Leary (17-11-1) vs. Gavin Hughes (10-2)

Featherweight Bout: Fabacary Diatta (7-0) vs. Nathan Rose (7-3)

Who emerges victorious from the Bellator London main event on October 1? Douglas Lima or Michael ‘Venom’ Page?

Douglas Lima vs. MVP 2 Set For Bellator’s Return To London

Douglas LimaDouglas Lima and Michael ‘Venom’ Page are set to rematch at The SSE Arena, Wembley, in London on October 1. Lima scored a highlight-reel KO to become the first man to defeat ‘MVP’ when the pair first fought back at Bellator 221 in 2019. The Brazilian has since gone on the claim welterweight gold by […]

Douglas Lima

Douglas Lima and Michael ‘Venom’ Page are set to rematch at The SSE Arena, Wembley, in London on October 1.

Lima scored a highlight-reel KO to become the first man to defeat ‘MVP’ when the pair first fought back at Bellator 221 in 2019.

The Brazilian has since gone on the claim welterweight gold by beating Rory MacDonald before failing in his bid to become a two-weight champion against Gegard Mousasi and then losing his 170lb strap to Yaroslav Amosov.

Since suffering the first and only defeat of his MMA career Page has been in great form. The Englishman has put together a five-fight win streak albeit against lower-level opposition.

Lima reacted to the news he’ll rematch Page in London in October.

“MVP has put together an impressive string of wins together, but when he gets back in the cage with me, the end result is going to be the same as the first time,” Lima said in a Bellator press release. “Right now, I’m on a mission to put the BELLATOR belt back around my waist.  Anyone standing in my way will be dismantled.”

Page is keen to avenge his knockout loss to Lima, he said.

“The comeback is always bigger than the setback. It was always gonna happen, it’s written in the stars. The one and only MVP is back, and I will have my redemption in front of my hometown the only way I know how – in venomous style.”

Check out the full Bellator London card below.

MAIN CARD 

Welterweight Main Event: #1-Douglas Lima (32-9) vs. #2-Michael Page (19-1)

Featherweight Bout: Robert Whiteford (16-4)) vs. Andrew Fisher (18-8-1

Lightweight Bout: Yves Landu (16-8) vs. Tim Wilde (13-4)

Light Heavyweight Bout: Luke Trainer (4-0) vs. Yannick Bahati (9-5)

PRELIMS

Welterweight Bout: Lewis Long (18-6) vs. Uros Jurisic (11-1)

Lightweight Bout: Kane Mousah (13-3) vs. Davy Gallon (18-7-2)

Flyweight Bout: Lucie Bertaud (3-2) vs. Elina Kallionidou (7-4)

Lightweight Bout: Charlie Leary (17-11-1) vs. Gavin Hughes (10-2)

Featherweight Bout: Fabacary Diatta (7-0) vs. Nathan Rose (7-3)

Who emerges victorious from the Bellator London main event on October 1? Douglas Lima or Michael ‘Venom’ Page?

MVP Explains Why His Title Shot Is Now Out Of Douglas Lima’s Hands

Michael Venom Page (MVP) feels that his next fight will be a title fight, regardless of anyone’s opinion on whether or not he deserves it, including the current welterweight champion himself. At Bellator 258, Michael Venom Page did it again. Another hi…

Michael Venom Page (MVP) feels that his next fight will be a title fight, regardless of anyone’s opinion on whether or not he deserves it, including the current welterweight champion himself. At Bellator 258, Michael Venom Page did it again. Another highlight-reel performance to add to his list of many, this time at the expense […]

Michael Page Annihilates Shinsho Anzai – Bellator 237 Highlights

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 […]

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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.

What did you think of Page’s victory at Bellator 237?

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Paul Daley Criticizes ‘Ridiculous’ Matchmaking After ‘MVP’s’ KO 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 […]

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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?

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Bellator London Results: Michael ‘Venom’ Page Flattens Giovanni Melillo

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 […]

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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)
  • Raphael Uchegbu def. Shane Campbell via R2 submission (rear-naked choke, 2:17)
  • Charlotte McIntyre def. Josie Blaber via R2 TKO (punches, 2:00)

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