Michael ‘Venom’ Web page needs the third combat with Douglas Lima after victory at London’s Wembley Area

After incomes a split-decision win over the one man to beat him inside an MMA cage, Michael ‘Venom’ Web page has known as for a trilogy combat with Douglas Lima over a title alternative.

In a tense, three-round affair at Bellator 267 in Wembley Area final Friday, Web page was awarded the bout in entrance of a raucous London crowd with two of the three judges favouring the 34-year-old.

Web page known as for a title combat with undefeated welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov in his post-match interview.

Nonetheless, evidently the Londoner was not glad with the win and had a change of coronary heart, telling reporters he now needs a trilogy combat with Lima, earlier than going for Bellator gold.

“In all truthfully, I am in all probability going to push to get this one again once more,” stated Web page. “Let’s do 5 rounds. Why not? Let’s go longer. As a result of if by the top of the third, that had occurred once more, I’ve obtained two extra rounds to search out you and end it correctly.”

Regardless of the consequence dividing the MMA neighborhood, it was Web page’s sixth win in a row since defeat to Lima in 2019 which ought to now see ‘MVP’ be given a shot towards Amosov in 2022.

However based on Web page, the Bellator welterweight title is just not the be-all and end-all for him.

“I have been telling folks from the start. I really feel like nobody actually listens. I do not care concerning the title,” he stated. “It is a belt – who cares? How many individuals which might be titleholders which might be nowhere close to as fashionable as I’m? The belt doesn’t suggest something. It does clearly, however for me it does not.

“That second there, [walking out to the London crowd in Wembley Arena] there’s so many belt holders in Bellator that could not pull that off. I might say that with confidence. There are lots of people who can not pull what I did off at the moment, and I really feel like persons are drawn to me due to my enjoyment for the game, not as a result of I am chasing something.

“It is extra about me and my journey. I wish to show issues to myself. I did not get to show that at the moment. I received, however I did not get to show what I needed to show, which is simply make his eyes roll into the again of his head and never get again up and I do know I can do it, so I favor to run it again.”

In different outcomes, Belfast’s Leah McCourt defeated Jessica Borga because of a unanimous choice, whereas Luke Coach simply beat Yannick Bahati.