Michael 'Venom' Page: 'I Visualize it All'
Michael 'Venom' Page: 'I Visualize it All'
Michael 'Venom' Page made another stellar addition to his highlight reel with a flying knee knockout at Bellator 158.
By Jim Edwards
Paul Daley versus Douglas Lima may have been in the main event slot of last evening's Bellator 158 London card, but there was only one man taking all of the headlines once the evening was said and done--Michael Venom Page.
MVP scored one of the greatest KOs in Bellator MMA history when he took off from a standing position and cracked Evangelista 'Cyborg' Santos with a flying knee from hell.
The knockout will go down in the history books as one of the most incredible executions of technique seen in mixed martial arts, but speaking just minutes after his win, Page revealed it wasn't down to his reactions, but actually a move he had envisioned a long time before.
"Everything that happened bar the takedown went according to plan, I'd visualized it all before," Page said. "Everything, including the way I finished and my celebration - everything. It just went according to plan."
Page's celebration paid tribute to the game currently taking the world by storm--Pokemon GO. Having hit Cyborg with the knee, Page quickly ran to his corner where he was given an iconic Pokemon baseball cap and a homemade 'Pokeball'.
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Page then proceeded to rush back to the centre of the Cage where he struck an iconic pose and the proceeded to roll the ball towards his stricken foe to capture him. The celebration has since gone viral making headlines all over the world on major news platforms. Page revealed why he chose to pay tribute to the Japanese anime series.
"I been killing that game and I just caught myself a Cyborg," Page said reiterating his post-fight interview. "No one can say they got one of those. I feeling so good," he said with a smile from ear-to-ear.
"100% that was a big occasion," he continued. "I haven't actually been able to look back on any of the video clips or anything like that yet, but when I get the time to sit back down and relax and watch everything back then I can analyze myself and pick holes in my own game. I will then go and figure out everything after that."
Page's fight was the second fight on the main card and up until that point, the arena was pretty sparsely populated. Things changed once a 10-minute warning went over the speakers announcing that Page would be up next. The bars emptied and the fans took their seats to give the London-born man an outstanding reception with 'MVP, MVP, MVP' chants ringing throughout the O2 Arena.
"It was definitely the best crowd I've ever been in front of," Page said. "Everyone was massively supportive and I love spending time with everyone, even now afterwards and they are still so massively supportive. I couldn't ask for anything more. It was just amazing."
Page was still a man living very much in the moment and wouldn't be drawn at all on his future. All Page was interested in was celebrating the night away in style at the local club nearby.
"Brooklyn Bowl [bar] is next for me," Page said jokingly. "I'm going to be on the dance floor. I don't do this VIP chilling and that. I just want to get on the dance floor and I want to see who can out dance me. That's my next competition.
"I don't know, I don't," Page said when pushed on his Bellator MMA future. "This was such a big occasion and this was the focus so we didn't like, try and plan anything after that. When I get time to sit down and plan things out with my team then I'll let you guys [the media] know."
Before he went off to the club to dance the night away, Page had one last message to the fans who came out in their droves to support him last evening.
"Massive respect to you guys for coming out and spending your money," Page said. "It's expensive and it's overwhelming to know that you guys put your hand in your pocket and came to support me. It means a lot to me and my career going forward. I just hope they [the fans] just keep doing it and keep supporting and I'll keep putting on a show."
Paul Daley versus Douglas Lima may have been in the main event slot of last evening's Bellator 158 London card, but there was only one man taking all of the headlines once the evening was said and done--Michael Venom Page.
MVP scored one of the greatest KOs in Bellator MMA history when he took off from a standing position and cracked Evangelista 'Cyborg' Santos with a flying knee from hell.
The knockout will go down in the history books as one of the most incredible executions of technique seen in mixed martial arts, but speaking just minutes after his win, Page revealed it wasn't down to his reactions, but actually a move he had envisioned a long time before.
"Everything that happened bar the takedown went according to plan, I'd visualized it all before," Page said. "Everything, including the way I finished and my celebration - everything. It just went according to plan."
Page's celebration paid tribute to the game currently taking the world by storm--Pokemon GO. Having hit Cyborg with the knee, Page quickly ran to his corner where he was given an iconic Pokemon baseball cap and a homemade 'Pokeball'.
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Page then proceeded to rush back to the centre of the Cage where he struck an iconic pose and the proceeded to roll the ball towards his stricken foe to capture him. The celebration has since gone viral making headlines all over the world on major news platforms. Page revealed why he chose to pay tribute to the Japanese anime series.
"I been killing that game and I just caught myself a Cyborg," Page said reiterating his post-fight interview. "No one can say they got one of those. I feeling so good," he said with a smile from ear-to-ear.
"100% that was a big occasion," he continued. "I haven't actually been able to look back on any of the video clips or anything like that yet, but when I get the time to sit back down and relax and watch everything back then I can analyze myself and pick holes in my own game. I will then go and figure out everything after that."
Page's fight was the second fight on the main card and up until that point, the arena was pretty sparsely populated. Things changed once a 10-minute warning went over the speakers announcing that Page would be up next. The bars emptied and the fans took their seats to give the London-born man an outstanding reception with 'MVP, MVP, MVP' chants ringing throughout the O2 Arena.
"It was definitely the best crowd I've ever been in front of," Page said. "Everyone was massively supportive and I love spending time with everyone, even now afterwards and they are still so massively supportive. I couldn't ask for anything more. It was just amazing."
Page was still a man living very much in the moment and wouldn't be drawn at all on his future. All Page was interested in was celebrating the night away in style at the local club nearby.
"Brooklyn Bowl [bar] is next for me," Page said jokingly. "I'm going to be on the dance floor. I don't do this VIP chilling and that. I just want to get on the dance floor and I want to see who can out dance me. That's my next competition.
"I don't know, I don't," Page said when pushed on his Bellator MMA future. "This was such a big occasion and this was the focus so we didn't like, try and plan anything after that. When I get time to sit down and plan things out with my team then I'll let you guys [the media] know."
Before he went off to the club to dance the night away, Page had one last message to the fans who came out in their droves to support him last evening.
"Massive respect to you guys for coming out and spending your money," Page said. "It's expensive and it's overwhelming to know that you guys put your hand in your pocket and came to support me. It means a lot to me and my career going forward. I just hope they [the fans] just keep doing it and keep supporting and I'll keep putting on a show."