British UFC star says audacious WWE-style entrance plan was flat out rejected
Michael ‘Venom’ Page had a UFC debut to recollect – however it might have been much more particular if he had his method.
British MMA followers have lengthy coveted the previous Bellator celebrity within the UFC, and he made his mark at UFC 299 on Saturday by beating Kevin Holland by unanimous resolution. It was nearly as conclusive a efficiency as Page, 36, might have hoped for, however it wasn’t simply his in-ring show that has folks speaking.
That’s after ‘MVP’ made his first stroll to a UFC ring with a WWE-themed efficiency that noticed him come out to The Undertaker’s well-known theme tune. However, that wasn’t practically as dramatic because the introduction he dreamed up – earlier than it was rejected by UFC shot-callers.
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“I’m gonna paint the picture,” he informed host Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “So, initially it’s The Undertaker’s track that comes in. . .But what happens initially – the lights go dark, and everybody’s looking toward the tunnel, waiting for me to walk out, then the spotlight was gonna onto the cage, and I was gonna be in the cage.
“So everybody’s gonna be like, ‘Wait. Wait, what?’ And clearly I’m there in my hood and uniform, I do my signal and when the tune drops, then the lights minimize once more and after they come again on, I’m in the identical place again within the tunnel.”
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Helwani had the pure response to quiz how that may work given the gap between the tunnel and the Octagon in most arenas. However, Page clarified: “My brother was gonna be the one in the cage with the hood on. . .anytime I lose weight, me and him look so similar. He’s got hair, but because he’d have the hood on, you wouldn’t have told.”
The UFC did not get behind the concept, nevertheless, as Page settled for a barely much less performative entrance for the UFC debut. However, that is to not say the knockout artist did not nonetheless make his mark on his UFC debut, paying homage to ‘The Deadman’ earlier than breaking right into a remix his brother-in-law produced.
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While he could not have walked to the cage within the actual method he needed, leaving it together with his hand raised is exactly how he would have envisioned his debut going. And it is honest to say he’ll have gained just a few extra followers, lots of whom are solely now being uncovered to his bizarre methods.
