Richard Kiely at Bellator Europe 4 – Sep. 27, 2019
When Page’s next bout was announced as being against the relatively inexperienced former BAMMA title challenger Richard Kiely at Bellator Europe 4 in Dublin, eyebrows were raised. But rather than it being a case of Page cherry-picking an opponent, it was more a case of Kiely speaking the fight into existence by talking his way into the biggest fight of his life.
When that fight came and the two strikers met inside the Bellator cage, the gulf in class quickly became apparent as Page dominated the bout with his reflexes, timing and the sheer speed of his strikes.
Page smiled his way through the fight like a man who knew he had all the cheat codes, as he picked apart Kiely almost at will. Then, with a ground and pound TKO finish seemingly only a matter of strikes away, “MVP’ added insult to injury by pausing his onslaught to mime taking a selfie. It prompted referee Dan Miragliotta to take a point from the Brit and restart the action in the stand-up.
Page shrugged off the admonition, then closed the show with a brilliant flying knee before receiving the adoration of the Dublin crowd. Given the fact he’d just defeated a popular Irishman in his home town, the reaction spoke volumes about Page’s star power on this side of the pond.
🦵💥The man has become known for his flying knee capabilities.
Will we see @MichaelPage247 take flight once more on Saturday? Find out LIVE on The Bellator App and @Channel5_TV.#BellatorLondon pic.twitter.com/BtIJq3qwVd
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) November 17, 2019
Now Page returns to his stomping ground of London, England for Bellator Europe 6, where the fans will pack the stands of the SSE Arena looking to see what the nation’s most spectacular MMA star will produce next.
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