Before you made waves under the bright lights of the UFC, Michael 'Venom' page was already considered one of the best MMA strikers (and most ruthless trolls) that are there.
When he fought in Bellator, MVP would go viral when he put on a Pokémon hat and threw a Poké ball at his winding opponent after he literally smashed his skull with a flying knee.
A few years later he would put forward the Infinity Gauntlet as famous by MCU -Schurk Thanos after scoring an equally devastating Ko over David Rickels.
While the flashy British superstar still has to land its first knockout under the UFC banner, Page has now plagued that it has something special in store for when that KO arrives.
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Michael 'Venom' page about his iconic post-knock-out party celebrations
Michael 'Venom' page is a famous fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and tells Mirror who fights earlier this week that he sees a lot of himself in the 'Merc with a mouth', aka Deadpool.
“I would say, because he is unorthodox, not entirely a villain, but he does villain. He seems that he has that chatter too. He likes to have joke and have fun, that's me. He was able to fight for the good, but he could also fight them. He will just do something. “
The 37-year-old made his UFC debut last year and has so far achieved two impressive victories in the promotion-including a sensational decision victory over Shara 'Bullet' Magomedov earlier this month.
Given how Page's Post-Ko antics are almost as well known as the Kos itself, it is no surprise to hear that he is desperate to show off his next viral celebration.
“100%, I always do that [have a celebration in mind]. It is important because how I manifest my parties, usually based on the energy or person I fight, “he said, before he greetes the origin of his notorious Pokémon and Thanos.
“With 'Cyborg' [Santos)]It was because brother was like “He sounds like he could be a Pokémon.” And I had something like 'Oh Snap, yes for real!' The Thanos Glove celebration was because the Marvel Infinity War was released only a month earlier, so that was fresh in everyone's thoughts.
“It depends a bit on the timing of the fight and who I am fighting, but there will always be something.”
Michael Page reveals when and where he would like to find his next UFC fight
With one big victory already secured, MVP hopes to maintain his momentum and land up to four victories in 2025 – but when and where does he intend to make his return?
Well, he would keep the chance to fight at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs della Maddalena in London, but knows that it is larger scenario that he is fighting at UFC 314 in April.
“If they would give me a fight on the London card, I don't think I would get the chance unless they go 'oh look, we have a fight for you' and it was in the middleweight because it makes it easier, that will I probably do.
“The following month, in Miami, I am actually looking. It gives me a little more time to reduce and go back to good weight. So I hope to come back to that show. “
Page stated that he would like to fight in April, July and October – and explained how “that would be an exceptional year for me”, because he also noticed that his style tends to lead to minimal damage, which means that He can fight more often.
“Everyone I want to fight is ranked higher or at the top, so it's just a good fight that brings me back in the good ranking … I want to try to get top 10. I have the feeling that my fight in the middleweight I hopefully gives me Have some brownie points to get a top 10 fight at Welterweight. “
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