Michael Page
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Born | Michael Jerome Reece-Page 7 April 1987 St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, Greater London, England, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Venom, MVP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Queen's Park, Greater London, England, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | Welterweight (170 lb) Middleweight (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 77 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Style | Freestyle Kickboxing (Points Fighting), Sport Karate, Lau Gar Kung Fu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fighting out of | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | London Shootfighters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trainer | Alexis Demetriades Paul Ivens Marios Demetriades Andy Zajac | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 4th dan black belt in Kickboxing under Curtis Page Sr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kickboxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By knockout | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By submission | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By decision | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable school(s) | Quintin Kynaston School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | michaelvenompage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 23 October 2015 |
Michael Jerome Reece-Page[2][3] (born 7 April 1987),[4] better known as Michael "Venom" Page, is an English kickboxer, karateka, and welterweight mixed martial artist of Trinidadian and Jamaican descent.[5][6] He is recognised in the MMA community for his unorthodox fighting style which originated from freestyle kickboxing (points fighting) and sport karate.[7][8]
Early life
Page was born in St Mary's Hospital, London to Curtis Page Sr. and Pauline Reece who were both Lau Gar kung fu practitioners.[9] His father hailed from Trinidad while his mother was from Jamaica.[5][6] Page is a maternal nephew of Lau Gar Master Stan Brown who was also the instructor of his father.[10][11] He has nine siblings, three of whom are adopted.[12] Page attended Quintin Kynaston School in St John's Wood alongside Olympian judoka Ashley McKenzie.[13][14] He grew up in NW8 near Edgware Road and Lisson Green before moving to W10 near Queen's Park in 2003.[10][13][15]
Kickboxing career
His father Master Curtis Page Sr. – a three-time kickboxing world champion – was his instructor.[16][17] Of his nine siblings, his sister Sefena and brothers Curtis Jr., Jaime, and Kalon are also kickboxing world champions.[5][18][19][20] Since almost everyone in his family were involved in martial arts he felt it was natural to follow suit.[16][21]
Page began training in Lau Gar at the age of 3 and competed at his first kickboxing tournament at the age of 5.[22][23][24] By the age of 8, he began to devote himself to competition and entered his first international tournament in Germany.[11][25]
Page has won ten world championships in kickboxing – his first was at the US Open ISKA World Martial Arts Championships 1998[26] in Orlando, Florida[11] when he was 12 years old[27] – and was crowned British champion over twenty-five times.[4] By the age of 13, Page started entering adult competitions.[11][21][28] To prepare, he would train five hours a day for five days a week.[29] During tournament days he would often fight up to fourteen times due to competing in three weight classes and at one point fought twenty-two times in a day across five weight classes.[30] Another world title win was at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 (Coimbra) where, at the −89 kg semi-contact division, he won the gold medal after defeating Dave Heffernan.[31][32] He also competed at the W.A.K.O. Austrian Classics Worldcup 2008 (Kufstein), winning gold in the −84 kg semi-contact division over Krisztián Jároszkievicz.[33][34] Page returned the following year to win gold at the W.A.K.O. Austrian Classics Worldcup 2009 (Walchsee), placing first in both the −84 kg light-contact and semi-contact divisions, defeating Bojan Miskovic and Zvonimir Gribl respectively.[35][36] Page – appointed as the WKA Head Coach[37]– led a team to the WKA World Championships 2009 (Huelva), defeating Ben Stewart to claim gold in the organization's first semi-contact prize competition[38] and bronze in the −90 kg light-contact division, upon being bested by Tarek Haydar.[2][3] He then participated in the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2009 (Lignano Sabbiadoro) and finished second in the −84 kg semi-contact division, after being defeated by Krisztián Jároszkievicz.[39] On 4 September 2010, he competed at the World Combat Games 2010 (Beijing) in the −89 kg semi-contact division, where he won silver, losing out on gold to the division winner Krisztián Jároszkievicz.[40][41]
Page was scouted by the Great Britain Taekwondo team to train for the Olympics but turned it down to pursue a professional combat sports career.[42]
When not competing Page trains others in kickboxing, primarily as an instructor at the Great Britain Martial Arts Academies throughout Surrey which also hosts the Hands Down Interclub tournament.[43][44][45]
Mixed martial arts career
Background
Dissatisfied with the lack of exposure[46] as well as the politics[47] involved in competing among various kickboxing associations Page decided to cross over into mixed martial arts.[48][49] He initially considered going to American Top Team[50] during his transition into MMA since his older siblings live in Miami[16] but chose to start his career with London Shootfighters[51] in July 2011,[52] training with the likes of John Hathaway, Cláudio da Silva, Karlos Vemola,[53] Alex Reid,[54] Marcin Held,[55] and Jim Wallhead.[10] Page also sparred with Alexander Gustafsson,[56] James DeGale,[10] Che Mills,[57] and Chris Eubank, Jr.[6] He entertained the possibility of fighting at lightweight as well as acquiring a pro boxing license at super middleweight.[58][59] Page spends up to seven hours training in the gym and does not undergo IV therapy after cutting weight.[60][61]
UCMMA
Page made his MMA debut at UCMMA 26 against Ben Dishman on 4 February 2012 and won via technical knockout from a first round tornado kick.[62] His original opponent Sam Boo withdrew a week before the fight.[63][64] The fight went viral which drew comparisons between Page and Anderson Silva.[65][66][67] He was paid £200 for the bout.[68]
On 7 April 2012, Page faced Miguel Bernard at UCMMA 27 in a 176 lbs catchweight bout despite weighing in at 165 lbs.[69] Page won in the first round after forcing Bernard to tap out upon transitioning from a triangle choke into an armbar.[70]
Page briefly returned to kickboxing when he fought in a UK-1 bout on 18 August 2012 at UCMMA 29. Page was supposed to challenge UCMMA UK-1 welterweight champion Peter Irving for the belt.[71][72] However, Irving pulled out of the fight due to a neck injury[10] and was replaced by Jefferson George after another three opponents dropped out within a month for undisclosed reasons.[73][74] Page won after knocking out George from a two punch combination in the second round.[75]
Super Fight League
On 24 June 2012, Super Fight League announced that they had signed Michael Page to an exclusive year and a half, four-fight contract.[76][77][78]
Page made his promotional debut on 2 November 2012 at SFL 7 against Haitham El-Sayed, winning by technical knockout in round one via doctor stoppage due to cuts.[79]
Page returned to Super Fight League on 12 April 2013 to face Ramdan Mohamed as the main event at SFL 15 in India and won via rear-naked choke in the first round.[80]
Bellator MMA
After winning his UK-1 fight against Jefferson George, Page announced post-fight that he signed a five-fight contract with Bellator MMA, and that he will fight for both Bellator and Super Fight League under their respective contracts.[81][82]
Page was expected to make his debut for the promotion at Bellator 82 but pulled out of the bout citing surgery for an old jaw injury.[83][84][85] Another potential yet unannounced debut at Bellator 90 against Sean Powers was cancelled for undisclosed reasons.[86]
Page eventually made his debut on 21 March 2013 at Bellator 93.[87] He faced Ryan Sanders and won via knockout at ten seconds into the first round.[88]
Page was scheduled to fight Kenny Ento at Bellator 102[89] but had to withdraw due to a rib cartilage injury,[90][91] an ankle injury,[92] and a knee injury.[93] A later appearance slated for Bellator 109 against Andrew Osborne was also cancelled because of lingering injuries.[94]
Page was slated to fight Fight Master: Bellator MMA contestant Marcus Aurelio at Bellator 120 on 17 May 2014 but Aurelio withdrew.[53] Ricky Rainey was immediately sought as a replacement after his Bellator 116 victory[95] and was informed of his opponent a week later.[96] Page won via technical knockout in the first round.[97]
Page next faced Nah-Shon Burrell at Bellator 128 as the co-main event on 10 October 2014.[98] He won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).[99] His performance elicited praise from Anderson Silva.[100]
On 19 December 2014, Michael Page confirmed that he was no longer contracted with Super Fight League and instead signed an exclusive two year, five-fight contract extension with Bellator.[12][101]
Page was expected to face Curtis Millender at Bellator 134 on 27 February 2015.[102] However, Page pulled out of the fight due to a cut over his left eye which was sustained during a guard passing drill[103] and required six stitches.[104] He was replaced by Brennan Ward.[105]
Page faced Rudy Bears at Bellator 140 on 17 July 2015.[106] He won by knockout in the first round.[107]
Page fought Charlie Ontiveros at Bellator 144 on 23 October 2015 with less than three weeks' notice after four opponents – including his initial opponent Marius Žaromskis[108] and later Cristiano Souza[109] – pulled out of the fight for undisclosed reasons.[110] Page won via verbal submission due to elbows in the first round after dislocating Ontiveros' jaw.[111][112][113]
He was expected to fight Fernando Gonzalez on 4 March 2016 at Bellator 151 as the co-main event[114] but withdrew from the bout as he was already committed to officiate at the W.A.K.O. Irish Open 2016 (Dublin)[115] as coach of the Top Ten UK team.[116] He was replaced by Gilbert Smith.[117]
Page defeated Jeremie Holloway at Bellator 153 on 22 April 2016, submitting him with an inverted toe hold in round one.[118][119][120]
Page's fight with Fernando Gonzalez was rescheduled[121] for Bellator 158 on 16 July 2016 but after visa issues forced Gonzalez to withdraw[122] Page instead fought Evangelista Santos.[123] He won by knocking out Santos with a flying knee in the second round.[124] Santos had to undergo surgery afterwards due to a depressed frontal sinus fracture.[125] The fight went viral partly due to the Pokémon Go-inspired post-fight celebration.[126] Lennox Lewis was impressed by Page's performance.[127]
On July 2016, Bellator claimed that Page re-signed[128] with the promotion and had four fights left on his contract.[129] However, Page stated that he did not re-sign but had two fights left from existing contractual provisions.[130]
Fighting style
Page describes his discipline as "not Karate, not Taekwondo, it’s a hands-down kickboxing style" and likens himself to a matador.[10][131][132] As a movement-based fighter his game plan revolves around controlling distance.[133][134] He engages in histrionics while fighting to maintain focus, unnerve his opponents, and rile up the crowd.[10][135][136]
Personal life
Curtis Page Sr., Pauline Reece, Simon Lewis, and Marvin Francis are the biggest influences in his combat sports career.[60][71]
Kickboxers such as Simon Lewis, Richard King, Richard Palmer, Faisel Mohammed, Andy Brooks, Alfie Lewis, and Matthew Winsper inspired his style.[20][137]
Page's favourite fight was a points fighting bout between Simon Lewis versus Matthew Winsper.[71]
Page received the moniker "Venom" from fellow kickboxer Marvin Francis in homage of the film Five Deadly Venoms.[37][138][139][140]
His "snake-sign" hand gesture was inspired by The Rock.[141][142]
Page is an avid salsa and street dancer.[9][138][143]
Champion freerunner Timothy Shieff trained Page in parkour.[144]
Movement pioneer Ido Portal worked with Page in movement workshops.[145][146][147]
He is a yoga practitioner.[148]
The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Goldberg, and The Undertaker are his favourite pro wrestlers.[142]
Page is a huge Marvel fan, his favourite characters are Deadpool, Cloak, and the Hulk.[149]
His favourite martial artist is Jackie Chan.[140][150]
Chuck Liddell was one of the few mixed martial artists Page enjoyed watching before becoming an MMA fighter.[16][151]
He is a fan of Manchester United F.C.,[152] the Los Angeles Kings,[153] and Miami Heat.[56]
Page played for the Queens Park Rangers Youth Team and Epsom Eagles F.C.[152] and was scouted by Fulham F.C. and Queens Park Rangers F.C.[9] He was also offered a scholarship to play collegiate basketball in the United States.[9][154]
Page was trained by his father in slalom skiing with the intention of qualifying for the Olympics.[9][154]
He refrains from recreational drug use.[140][155]
Sponsorships
He was sponsored by Myprotein,[156] Bad Boy,[157] Fighter Training,[158] Fit Fuel,[159] Round Five Apparel,[160] Noyo Food,[161] M.J.Jones Exclusive,[162] Multipower Sportsfood,[163] Grips Athletics,[164] and Caged Steel.[165]
He was filmed for a promo advertising the release of Kingsman: The Secret Service.[166]
Page was filmed in a private entry for the Reebok "Be More Human" campaign.[167][168]
Page collaborated with the Metal Matic Music Group for his entrance theme song, "H.D.B.A. (Hands Down Best Around)."[169]
Championships and accomplishments
Kickboxing
- World Combat Games
- 2010 World Combat Games Silver Medalist (Semi-Contact)
- World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
- 2009 W.A.K.O. World Championships Silver Medalist (Semi-Contact)
- 2009 W.A.K.O. Austrian Classics Worldcup Gold Medalist (Light Contact)
- 2009 W.A.K.O. Austrian Classics Worldcup Gold Medalist (Semi-Contact)
- 2008 W.A.K.O. Austrian Classics Worldcup Gold Medalist (Semi-Contact)
- 2007 W.A.K.O. World Championships Gold Medalist (Semi-Contact)
- World Kickboxing Association
- 2009 WKA World Championships Bronze Medalist (Light Contact)
- 2009 WKA World Championships Gold Medalist (Semi-Contact)
- International Sport Karate Association
- 1998 US Open ISKA World Martial Arts Championships Gold Medalist (Semi-Contact)
Mixed martial arts
- MMAjunkie.com
- 2016 July Knockout of the Month vs. Evangelista Santos[170]
- YourMMA.co.uk
- 2014 October UK/Irish Fighter of the Month vs. Nah-Shon Burrell[165]
Mixed martial arts record
11 matches | 11 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 7 | 0 |
By submission | 3 | 0 |
By decision | 1 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 11–0 | Evangelista Santos | KO (flying knee) | Bellator 158 | 16 July 2016 | 2 | 4:31 | London, United Kingdom | |
Win | 10–0 | Jeremie Holloway | Submission (toe hold) | Bellator 153 | 22 April 2016 | 1 | 2:15 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
Win | 9–0 | Charlie Ontiveros | TKO (elbows) | Bellator 144 | 23 October 2015 | 1 | 3:20 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
Win | 8–0 | Rudy Bears | KO (punch) | Bellator 140 | 17 July 2015 | 1 | 1:05 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
Win | 7–0 | Nah-Shon Burrell | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 128 | 10 October 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |
Win | 6–0 | Ricky Rainey | TKO (punch) | Bellator 120 | 17 May 2014 | 1 | 4:29 | Southaven, Mississippi, United States | |
Win | 5–0 | Ramdan Mohamed | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Super Fight League 15 | 12 April 2013 | 1 | 3:48 | Mumbai, India | Middleweight bout |
Win | 4–0 | Ryan Sanders | KO (punch) | Bellator 93 | 21 March 2013 | 1 | 0:10 | Lewiston, Maine, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Haitham El-Sayed | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Super Fight League 7 | 2 November 2012 | 1 | 2:15 | Mumbai, India | |
Win | 2–0 | Miguel Bernard | Submission (armbar) | UCMMA 27 | 7 April 2012 | 1 | 1:43 | London, United Kingdom | Catchweight bout (176lbs) |
Win | 1–0 | Ben Dishman | TKO (tornado kick) | UCMMA 26: The Real Deal | 4 February 2012 | 1 | 1:05 | London, United Kingdom |
Kickboxing record
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1 Win (1 KO), 0 Losses
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
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