Michael ‘Venom’ Page enters the UFC and even before his debut fight, he had begun to give fight fans insight on a potential dream fight with Leon Edwards on their home soil in the U.K.
“It’s an absolutely massive fight,” Page told MMA Junkie. “It makes a statement to where the U.K. artists are at this stage of MMA in the world. The U.K. guys are doing so well. You just have to look across at Tom Aspinall doing his thing as well at heavyweight. The fact that we can get two U.K. guys to headline a main event in the U.K. is unbelievable for a belt. Like I said, unheard of. Let’s make it happen.”
Michael ‘Venom’ Page knows there will be a lot of eyes on his debut at UFC 299.
“I think a lot of people are watching anyway, regardless of where I am on the card,” Page said. “If they put me first fight of the night, there’s still a lot of eyes, a lot of people watching, a lot of people waiting to see if I can answer that question. When I do, and if I answer it in that way, it puts me immediately at the top.”
Can Michael Venom Page Stock Rise?
Michael ‘Venom’ Page’s stock can rise with many UFC fans who are not accustomed to what he has accomplished in Bellator.
“Same when I had these meetings about coming to the UFC. They asked me, ‘What kind of fights are you looking for?’ I said, ‘I want to be at the top. I don’t want to be here a long time. I want to be here and make as much noise, have a fun time, put on some great fights, and that’s it.’ I want to be big knockout, big knockout, and let’s go for the belt. Hopefully, Leon’s still got the belt. I definitely believe that he can still have the belt. We can sell out a stadium, we can make so much noise together and sell out a stadium in the U.K. and just bring an untold story to the UFC.”
MVP vs. Leon Edwards Will Have to Wait
Before a potential dream match up with Leon Edwards which would could sell out a stadium, MVP cannot look past the gritty Kevin Holland.
“I know for a fact Kevin Holland is not going to want to do that agreement again after the whooping that he took against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson,” MVP told MMA Junkie. “I see myself as the faster, harder-hitting, more dangerous version of a ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. He’s definitely not going to want to do that again. I’m happy to take that deal. If he wants to shake my hand and do that, we can do that. But I don’t believe he’s going to want to. He’s going to want to utilize as much as possible to deal with me.”
Michael ‘Venom’ Page Compares His Dismantling of Derek Anderson to What Is in Store for Kevin Holland
“Everyone said the same thing to me when I fought Derek Anderson. They said exactly the same thing: ‘Derek Anderson’s never been stopped. Are you going to be able to do that?’ And I broke his face. So that’s all I really have to say to that. I just know what I can do. Even if it goes the distance, he’s going to be a hot mess.”
MVP warns future opponents about wanting to utilizing their wrestling against him.
“Anybody that wants to try to shoot for my legs, there’s a knee that’s right there that’s just triggering, waiting for that person to do that,” he concluded. “We’ve seen the damage that I can do. So it’s up to him.”
There is no denying that a matchup with current welterweight champ Leon Edwards would be exciting for not only the U.K but MMA fans around the world, it’s just there is only one man that stands in his way – and that is the always dangerous Kevin Holland at UFC 299.
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