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SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
August - 2016
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will be as big as some of the
stars in the UFC.
When people think of super-
stars they have to have that
“It” factor that makes fans
want to tune in and watch
them perform. Fighters like
Ronda Rousey and Connor
Mcgregor for instance are
the two biggest superstars in
MMA today. They both have
the confidence and person-
ality to hype up a fight, and
then when it comes to going
out and performing they have
a fighting style that excited
and intrigues people to want
to see more, putting on domi-
nant victories in spectacular
fashion. Page has all of those
characteristics, finishing his
opponents in amazing fashion
and showing confidence that
comes across as him being an
unstoppable force. After one
of his victories, after he fin-
ished his opponent he did the
trending running man dance
that had the video trend-
ing throughout the internet
and in his most recent victory
while his opponent laid on the
floor he put on a pokemon hat
and threw a pokemon ball at
him, incorporating the biggest
trend buzzing now in Poke-
mon Go into his performance
to get people talking. With
his charisma and fan friendly
fighting style he will be bring-
ing in way more people to
tune into Bellator just for the
purpose of seeing him in ac-
tion.
For the first time in the pro-
motions history Bellator has a
superstar on their hands that
can compete and be as big as
the biggest superstars the UFC
has to offer, and his name is
Michael Page.
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