Michael ‘Venom’ Web page is hungry to compete yet another time this calendar 12 months and has put out a request to throw down with surging star Michael Morales. MVP additionally put out feelers for a struggle with Carlos Prates. This was earlier than Prates ended up being booked towards former welterweight titleholder Leon Edwards at UFC 322.
These call-outs indicated to many who Web page is eyeing a return to welterweight. The combined martial artist who has as a rule fought at 170 kilos has collected massive wins at middleweight throughout his final pair of fights, when Web page bested Shara Magomedov in addition to Jared Cannonier.
This was mentioned by the previous Bellator MMA title challenger forward of a current Whole Kombat occasion that MVP was selling, as Michael ‘Venom’ Web page stated [via MMA Fighting],
“I truly requested for an undefeated fighter, I’m simply going to start out taking out all people — Michael Morales, he’s like 18-0. Once more, simply silence. I assumed it will be excellent. Me struggle him after which I struggle the winner of Leon and Prates hopefully within the U.Ok.”
Michael ‘Venom’ Web page and the “very troublesome area” he finds himself in with the UFC
Michael ‘Venom’ Web page has not but heard a response again about eager to struggle Michael Morales, who’s coming off an announcement win over former UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns. Regardless of a 3-1 promotional report that has seen him additionally beat Kevin Holland, along with his solely loss being to Ian Machado Garry, Michael Web page appears like he’s in a little bit of a tough spot within the sense of his matchmaking future, as Web page acknowledged [via MMA Fighting],
“It’s bizarre. I really feel like I’m in a really troublesome area. The troublesome area is I really feel just like the UFC, I assume due to my age and the timing of issues, they’re pondering he’s obtained an excellent model, I could possibly be the gatekeeper to assist develop their fighters after which I began beating them. It’s like we don’t need to do this anymore.”
“The blokes which are extra senior, like myself, they’ve been in there a very long time simply don’t need to struggle me. I discussed, I’m pleased to struggle Prates, it was no telephone name, no nothing. Then hastily, he’s obtained a struggle. I’m in a little bit of a bizarre space in the mean time. It’s possible you’ll begin to see me name out lots of people simply to attempt to make one thing occur.”
