Michael Page puts Shara Magomedov on notice

Michael Web page is worked up to check his placing expertise in opposition to Shara Magomedov’s.

Web page (22-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on Magomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in a middleweight bout that co-headlines UFC Combat Evening 250 on Feb. 1 at ANB Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ESPN+).

Web page known as for the matchup and bought his want. When requested about Web page previous to their battle being formally booked, Magomedov instructed that his
Lethwei background was way more harmful than Web page’s placing roots.

MVP has had his justifiable share of brutal, bone-breaking finishes all through his profession, and warns Magomedov to not underestimate him.

“I’ve seen lots of people type of belittle the place I come from as a result of the emphasis from the type I used to be in earlier than wasn’t on energy, and that’s the distinction,” Web page informed MMA Junkie. “I believe lots of people, in relation to fight sports activities, they get blood thirst, and so they need it to be in regards to the energy and knocking individuals out, the place my kickboxing type gave me a really distinctive ability of distancing and timing.

“Simply capacity to maneuver, the velocity ingredient, it gave me completely different attributes as a result of it wasn’t so targeted on energy, and other people underestimate that. Velocity is energy. Velocity kills, and since crossing over from this so-called semi-contact world, I’ve had some devastating victories and devastating damaging photographs. He’s making an attempt to belittle it, however he appeared very respectful, and he undoubtedly is aware of the hazard that awaits him in a number of weeks.”

Web page is assured that he’ll ultimately frustrate Magomedov to grapple, though Magomedov vowed to aggressively strike all through the battle.

“Ian Garry mentioned the identical factor,” Web page mentioned. “He believes he was a greater striker than me, he believes he was sooner than me, he believes he hit tougher than me. That wasn’t the case. I’ve seen many opponents beforehand, once more, belittle – as a result of I believe my type is a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing within the sense that it’s very entertaining to observe, however on the similar time lots of people can underestimate it just because typically I make it look too straightforward. So, individuals really feel like, ‘Yeah, he’s simply higher than that man, but when I used to be in entrance of him, I’d proceed doing this.’

“However, after I’m in entrance of them and so they don’t perceive the timing, the rhythm, the velocity. They’re throwing photographs, they’ll’t land something, then they begin resorting to all different actions that they might not usually take. I do imagine he’s assured in his capacity as a result of he’s an undefeated fighter, very profitable in his type that’s he’s finished to date so, that type of journey will make him extra cussed even when issues are going unsuitable. So, I do imagine he’ll keep there somewhat bit longer, however once more, I’ve introduced it out of so many individuals. I may nonetheless see me irritating Shara sufficient to nonetheless need to seize me. Simply to maintain me there for a second.”

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