Paul Daley Says He’s Been Fired As Bellator Analyst

Paul Daley has been canned as a Bellator analyst and it appears he’s putting the blame on his criticism of Michael Page’s booking. Daley served as an analyst for a number of Bellator events outside the United States. Most recently, “S…

Paul Daley has been canned as a Bellator analyst and it appears he’s putting the blame on his criticism of Michael Page’s booking. Daley served as an analyst for a number of Bellator events outside the United States. Most recently, “Semtex” was at the desk for Bellator London in Nov. 2019. The event was headlined […]

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Paul Daley Reveals He Was Fired From Bellator Analyst Role

Bellator welterweight Paul Daley will no longer be enjoying a role as an analyst. Daley was performing his new role recently for Bellator’s European series events. He was notably critical of the matchmaking for Michael “Venom” Page following the latter’s knockout victory over Giovanni Melillo at Bellator London in November. It’s not a surprise to […]

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Bellator welterweight Paul Daley will no longer be enjoying a role as an analyst.

Daley was performing his new role recently for Bellator’s European series events. He was notably critical of the matchmaking for Michael “Venom” Page following the latter’s knockout victory over Giovanni Melillo at Bellator London in November.

It’s not a surprise to hear that honesty from Daley who has long been a fighter who always spoke his mind. But it appears that may have cost him as he revealed he was recently fired from the position for certain opinions.

“YOUR FIRED” ?….., Been told I gotta step away from the Mic, Guess one of my opinions was a little off script…..and I thought I was just finding my groove. ?

It’s not the first time “Semtex” has had a conflict with the Santa Monica-based promotion. He previously pushed for a release from Bellator citing unhappiness at the way president Scott Coker was treating him.

The duo eventually worked things out with Daley signing a new contract. But for now, it looks like the Briton will only be working for the promotion on a fighting basis.

What do you make of Daley getting fired as an analyst?

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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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Paul Daley Blasts Bellator’s Matchmaking Of Michael Page

Paul Daley is not impressed by Michael Page’s resume. Page was seen in action yesterday (Nov. 23). He headlined Bellator London inside The SSE Arena, Wembley. He scored another highlight reel finish, knocking out Giovanni Melillo in the first rou…

Paul Daley is not impressed by Michael Page’s resume. Page was seen in action yesterday (Nov. 23). He headlined Bellator London inside The SSE Arena, Wembley. He scored another highlight reel finish, knocking out Giovanni Melillo in the first round. Daley Puts Bellator’s Matchmaking Of Page On Blast Daley served as a desk analyst for […]

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Bellator 232 Results: Lima Beats MacDonald via Decision in Main Event

Douglas Lima walked away as the biggest winner of the night at Bellator 232 by defeating Rory MacDonald for the welterweight title at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. Paul Daley , Patrick Mix, Manny Muro and Kevin Ferguson Jr…

Douglas Lima walked away as the biggest winner of the night at Bellator 232 by defeating Rory MacDonald for the welterweight title at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. Paul Daley , Patrick Mix, Manny Muro and Kevin Ferguson Jr…

Saad Awad Talks Facing Paul Daley on Short Notice for Bellator 232

Saad Awad only fought three weeks ago where he picked up his third loss in a row against Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 229. However, when Sabah Homasi was removed from the Bellator 232 co-main event against Paul Daley, Awad got the call and quickly made h…

Saad Awad only fought three weeks ago where he picked up his third loss in a row against Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 229. However, when Sabah Homasi was removed from the Bellator 232 co-main event against Paul Daley, Awad got the call and quickly made his way to Connecticut. Awad has had losses before, but […]

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