1. Michael Page currently competes in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
80 Facts About Michael Page
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Michael Page has competed professionally as a kickboxer, boxer and bare-knuckle boxer.
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Michael Page was born in St Mary's Hospital, London to Curtis Michael Page Sr.
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Michael Page is a maternal nephew of Lau Gar Master Stan Brown, who was the instructor of his father.
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Michael Page has nine siblings, three of whom are adopted.
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Michael Page attended Quintin Kynaston School in St John's Wood, alongside Olympian judoka Ashley McKenzie.
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Michael Page grew up in NW8 near Edgware Road and Lisson Green before moving to W10 near Queen's Park in 2003.
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Michael Page began training in Lau Gar at the age of three and competed at his first kickboxing tournament at the age of five.
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Michael Page was scouted by the Great Britain Taekwondo team to train and qualify for the Olympics but turned it down to pursue a professional combat sports career winning a professional kickboxing fight and continuing his journey in mixed martial arts.
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Dissatisfied with the lack of exposure as well as the politics involved in competing among various kickboxing associations, Michael Page decided to cross over into mixed martial arts.
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Michael Page initially considered going to American Top Team during his transition into MMA since his older siblings live in Miami but chose to start his career with London Shootfighters in July 2011.
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Michael Page spends up to seven hours training in the gym, and does not undergo IV therapy after cutting weight.
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Michael Page made his MMA debut at UCMMA 26 against Ben Dishman on 4 February 2012 and won via technical knockout from a first round tornado kick.
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Michael Page won in the first round after forcing Bernard to tap out upon transitioning from a triangle choke into an armbar.
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Michael Page briefly returned to kickboxing when he fought in a UK-1 bout on 18 August 2012 at UCMMA 29.
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Michael Page was supposed to challenge UCMMA UK-1 welterweight champion Peter Irving for the belt.
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Michael Page won after knocking out George from a two punch combination in the second round.
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Michael Page made his promotional debut on 2 November 2012 at SFL 7 as the main event against Haitham El-Sayed, winning by technical knockout in round one via doctor stoppage due to cuts.
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Michael Page returned to Super Fight League on 12 April 2013 to face Ramdan Mohamed at SFL 15 as the main event and won via rear-naked choke in the first round.
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Michael Page was expected to make his promotional debut at Bellator 82 but pulled out of the bout citing surgery for an old injury.
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Michael Page made his debut on 21 March 2013 at Bellator 93.
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Michael Page faced Ryan Sanders and won via knockout at 10 seconds into the first round.
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Michael Page was scheduled to fight Kenny Ento at Bellator 102 but withdrew due to a rib cartilage injury, an ankle injury, and a knee injury.
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Michael Page was slated to fight Fight Master: Bellator MMA contestant Marcus Aurelio at Bellator 120 on 17 May 2014 but Aurelio withdrew due to injury.
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Michael Page next faced Nah-Shon Burrell at Bellator 128 as the co-main event on 10 October 2014.
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On 19 December 2014, Michael Page confirmed that he was no longer contracted with Super Fight League and instead signed an exclusive two year, five-fight contract extension with Bellator.
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Michael Page was expected to face Curtis Millender at Bellator 134.
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However, Michael Page pulled out of the fight due to a cut over his left eye which was sustained during a guard passing drill and required six stitches.
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Michael Page faced Rudy Bears at Bellator 140 on 17 July 2015.
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Michael Page won via verbal submission due to elbows in the first round after dislocating Ontiveros' jaw.
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Michael Page defeated Jeremie Holloway at Bellator 153 on 22 April 2016, submitting him with an Estima lock in round one.
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Michael Page's fight with Fernando Gonzalez was rescheduled for Bellator 158 on 16 July 2016 but visa issues forced Gonzalez to withdraw.
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Michael Page accepted a contract to fight Paul Daley after Josh Koscheck withdrew but Daley chose to fight Douglas Lima instead.
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Michael Page fought Evangelista Santos and won by knocking out Santos with a flying knee in the second round.
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In July 2016, Bellator claimed that Michael Page re-signed with the promotion and had four fights left on his contract.
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However, Michael Page stated that he did not re-sign but had two fights left from existing contractual provisions.
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Michael Page fought Fernando Gonzalez on 19 November 2016 at Bellator 165 as the co-main event.
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Michael Page was supposed to fight Derek Anderson but an old knee injury and neck injury forced him off the card.
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Daley attempted to brawl with Michael Page after losing his fight.
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Michael Page was expected to compete at Bellator 191 but a fight was never announced.
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Michael Page fought David Rickels on 25 May 2018 at Bellator 200 as the co-main event.
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Michael Page won the fight via verbal submission due to a punch in the second round that opened a cut above Rickels' left eye.
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Michael Page spent a portion of his training camp at Straight Blast Gym - Ireland in preparation for the fight.
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Michael Page paid tribute to his cousin Helena Ramsay, a victim of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, during the open workout and post-fight interview.
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On 30 July 2018, Michael Page confirmed signing a new six-fight contract with Bellator, three for the tournament and three as part of the champion clause.
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Michael Page faced Paul Daley in the quarter-final of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix Tournament on 16 February 2019 at Bellator 216.
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Michael Page won by unanimous decision, in an uneventful fight in which neither fighter was able to mount any significant offence.
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Michael Page's father died prior to the fight on 26 December 2018.
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Michael Page fought former two-time Bellator Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima in the semi-final of the welterweight tournament on 11 May 2019 at Bellator 221.
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Michael Page faced Richard Kiely at Bellator 227 as the co-main event on 27 September 2019.
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Michael Page won the fight via knockout from a flying knee in the first round.
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Michael Page was expected to headline Bellator London 2 against Derek Anderson on 23 November 2019 but Anderson withdrew for undisclosed reasons on 12 November 2019.
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Michael Page instead fought Giovanni Melillo and won by knockout in the first round.
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Michael Page faced Ross Houston at Bellator 248 on 10 October 2020.
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Michael Page faced Derek Anderson at Bellator 258 on 7 May 2021.
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Michael Page was supposed to fight Anderson twice before at Bellator 179 and Bellator London 2.
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Michael Page faced Douglas Lima in a rematch on 1 October 2021 at Bellator 267, Bellator's first card in the UK since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Michael Page was scheduled to fight for the Bellator Welterweight World Championship against reigning champion Yaroslav Amosov on 13 May 2022 at Bellator 281.
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Michael Page faced Goiti Yamauchi on 10 March 2023 at Bellator 292.
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Michael Page won the fight via TKO less than thirty seconds into the first round.
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In December 2023, it was announced that Michael Page has signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship after free agency.
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Michael Page made his UFC debut against Kevin Holland on 9 March 2024 at UFC 299.
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Michael Page faced Sharabutdin Magomedov in a middleweight bout on 1 February 2025 at UFC Fight Night 250.
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Michael Page won the fight by unanimous decision leading to Magomedov's first MMA loss.
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On 12 July 2017, it was announced that Michael Page signed a three-year, fifteen-fight contract with Hayemaker Ringstar, a promotional joint venture of David Haye and Richard Schaefer.
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Michael Page began training under the tutelage of Ismael Salas at Hayemaker HQ on 27 July 2017, alongside Joe Joyce, Qais Ashfaq, and Willy Hutchinson.
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Michael Page made his boxing debut on 20 October 2017 at Hayemaker Ringstar Fight Night against Jonathan Castano as the co-main event.
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Michael Page won via technical knockout in the third round.
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Michael Page was supposed to debut on the undercard of Haye vs Bellew but was still negotiating with Bellator at the time.
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Michael Page wanted to fight at Hayemaker Ringstar Fight Night 2 on 16 February 2018 but Bellator wanted an MMA fight scheduled before allowing him to commit to another boxing fight.
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Michael Page was expected to fight on the undercard of Haye vs Bellew II but Bellator prevented him from competing due to its proximity to Bellator 200.
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Michael Page fought at Hayemaker Ringstar Fight Night 3 against Michal Ciach on 15 June 2018.
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In June 2022, it was announced that Michael Page would make his bare-knuckle boxing debut for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
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Michael Page fought Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Mike Perry on 20 August 2022 in the main event at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 27: London.
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Michael Page lost by majority decision after the sixth round after the bout was declared a split draw decision following the first five rounds.
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Michael Page faced Carlos Condit in the main event of Polaris 30 on November 2,2024.
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Michael Page describes his discipline as a "hands down kickboxing style" created from a "mishmash" of taekwondo, karate, and kung fu styles competing under a points scoring ruleset.
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Michael Page relies on his elusive movement and knockout power to finish opponents and often engages in histrionics while fighting to maintain focus, unnerve his opponents, and rile up the crowd.
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Michael Page credited his parents, as well as Simon Lewis, and Marvin Francis as being the most influential in his combat sports career.
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Michael Page received the moniker "Venom" from fellow kickboxer Marvin Francis in homage of the film Five Deadly Venoms.