{"id":291754,"date":"2023-10-23T12:25:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T12:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=291754"},"modified":"2023-10-23T12:25:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T12:25:07","slug":"dana-white-says-he-is-definitely-interested-in-signing-michael-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/mma\/dana-white-says-he-is-definitely-interested-in-signing-michael-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White says he is &apos;definitely interested&apos; in signing Michael Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>UFC president Dana White confirms he is &#8216;definitely interested&#8217; in signing British MMA star Michael Page&#8230; with MVP now a free agent after leaving Bellator earlier this year<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Michael &#8216;Venom&#8217; Page walked away from Bellator earlier this year<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 36-year-old Brit is now looking for his next opportunity in the fight game<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>UFC president Dana White has confirmed his interest in signing Page<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>UFC president Dana White has confirmed he is keen on signing British MMA star Michael &#8216;Venom&#8217; Page.<\/p>\n<p>Page, 36, who is widely known as MVP, made his name with rival organisation Bellator for a decade between 2013 and 2023, but walked away from them earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The free agent is now looking for his next opportunity, and White believes that could come with the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Saturday night at UFC 294, White said: &#8216;He\u2019s a kid that we\u2019re definitely interested in. He\u2019s interested too. Possibly.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Page has previously refused to rule out returning to Bellator, but has also spoken about embracing new opportunities, suggesting he would be open to joining the UFC.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/12\/76888731-12661765-image-a-53_1698060098532.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dana White has revealed he is interested in bringing Michael &#8216;Venom&#8217; Page to the UFC<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/12\/76888567-12661765-image-a-42_1698059782282.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Page is a free agent after leaving Bellator earlier this year following 10 years with the company<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think it\u2019s time for me to just explore what else is out there,&#8217; Page told MMA Fighting in July.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m not going to go back with Bellator. It just means I want to see what other people think of MVP.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Page has an impressive MMA record of 21-2 since making his professional debut in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>He has established himself as one of the best strikers on the circuit, winning 13 of his contests by knockout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His latest victory came by TKO via a leg kick against Brazil&#8217;s Goiti Yamauchi in March.<\/p>\n<p>Page has also tried his hand at boxing and bare-knuckle fighting over the years. He won both of his boxing matches in 2017 and 2018, but was beaten by former UFC star Mike Perry in their bare-knuckle fight last year after losing a majority decision.<\/p>\n<p>Page has largely operated in the welterweight division during his MMA career. The UFC welterweight belt is currently held by another Brit, Leon Edwards, with the 32-year-old set to make the second defence of his title against America&#8217;s Colby Covington in Las Vegas on December 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/12\/76888733-12661765-image-a-57_1698060184872.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Page is known as a brutal striker, having secured 13 of his 21 wins in MMA via knockout<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12661765\/UFC-president-Dana-White-confirms-definitely-interested-signing-British-MMA-star-Michael-Page-MVP-free-agent-leaving-Bellator-earlier-year.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president Dana White confirms he is &#8216;definitely interested&#8217; in signing British MMA star Michael Page&#8230; with MVP now a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291753,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dana White says he is &amp;apos;definitely interested&amp;apos; 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