Michael Page has his sights set on two of the highest welterweights over the previous a number of years.
“MVP” is coming off a profitable middleweight debut at UFC Saudi Arabia, handing Shara Magomedov his first loss with a dominant efficiency en path to a unanimous determination win. Regardless of many believing Web page might have a profitable run at 185, the longtime Bellator star has repeatedly mentioned he desires to return to the welterweight division.
The opponents he’s hoping for? Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington.
“I don’t know if that final battle apprehensive a number of folks, however everybody appears a bit silent,” Web page mentioned on the UFC London Fan Q&A. “There’s many names on the market: I feel me and Usman could be a great battle. I wish to punch Colby in his face for some cause, I don’t know why. There’s guys [that are] on the market, and I’m simply ready for them to answer the decision.”
Web page is 2-1 since signing with the UFC, which features a determination win over Kevin Holland at UFC 299 this previous April, however fell brief in an ultra-competitive battle with Ian Machado Garry two months later at UFC 303.
If Web page is to battle Covington, he’d wish to create a highlight-reel end much like his skull-denting end of Evangelista Santos at Bellator 158 in July 2016 — which ended up being the ultimate battle for “Cyborg.”
“I’m hoping for a repeat of a leaping knee to the face,” Web page defined. “You all seen how that went, so I’m hoping that method. …
“[I’m hoping for] two extra massive fights [this year]. If I get to punch Colby within the face, after which get someone else that’s ranked within the top-10, top-five, then that’s a great yr.”
