LONDON – Bellator welterweight David Rickels would like to invite Michael Page to his first real MMA fight. “Venom” Page (12-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) might be making his ninth appearance for the Viacom-owned promotion, but Rickels (19-4 MMA, 13-4 BMMA) said he has yet to face real opposition. “It’s definitely been easy – easier,” Rickels told MMAjunkie in advance of their Paramount-televised headliner at The SSE Arena in London. “There’s just a point where you’ve got to step up to championship caliber. I think that this is the transition. “He boxed a 2-11 boxer, and Fernando Gonzalez was by far his toughest competition.
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Bellator 200′s David Rickels says he’s Michael ‘Venom’ Page’s first ‘real’ fight – MMA Junkie