Is Michael Page the best prospect outside UFC?

[Tycho]

He's being wasted right now. Needs to fight some names.

 

[Sjb1888]

No, but I would pay to see Michael Page vs Stephen Thompson.

And I would pick Page to win.

That fight has to happen at some stage...

 

[GrantB13]

How about they give him top guys. How many easy fights does he have to have before he gets a big name? The last guy just ran into a punch at the opening bell. Like wtf?

 

[cheesus]

Hard to tell if he is a prospect when want to keep feeding him bums all the time.

 

[Baba Ghanoush]

The most protected fighter of modern age. A record that'd make Sage Northcutt look like a GOAT.

 

[tbaumann]

It's pretty clear that almost every fighter he's never going up against has no idea what they're doing. Culminating in last nights fight... Dude just straight up ran into punches on multiple occasions, and had no ground game to match.

 

[killakillakilla]

No. Will Brooks is the best prospect not in the UFC imo

 

[SH10151]

He is a rare talent.
in this interview he made iit clear he is not some AS wannabe he has his own style.

in retrospect Holloway, who even dropped the Anderson Silva reference looked like an idiot for thinking that
http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/4/2...s-to-continue-kicking-some-serious-aesthetics

 

[5H3RD0G]

Most exciting fighter in MMA.

 

[Frank23]

I want to see him fight better competition.

 

[WallyBear]

What was that submission? I'm hearing reports of toe hold but it didn't really look like one.

It was a canhold.

 

[Vil7]

No, but I would pay to see Michael Page vs Stephen Thompson.

And I would pick Page to win.

Yeah Thompson would box him up & show how he looks against real talent.

 

[frandie2b]

Yeah Thompson would box him up & show how he looks against real talent.

Not sure about that. Of course Thompson has better wins, but styles make fight.

 

[Machote]

Say he actually beat someone with talent, would he make the transfer to ufc? Wouldn't he make much less in the ufc with the reebok deal? I'm excited to see how that will play out. Will talented fighters from belabor actually go to the ufc with this new deal in the future.

 

[J0N0]

Watched all his fights since the first one, but the MMA Hour earlier was the first time I've heard him talking. Completely different to how I assumed he'd be, he actually seems like a super nice guy.

 

[Just Creed]

Hmmm he just beat a guy who had 1 fight in Bellator previously and it was a loss. I'm not doubting him but it's hard to speculate on him when Bellator pulls crap like this

 

[Vil7]

That fight has to happen at some stage...

It will never happen. Thompson is very close to a UFC title shot while Page is still being spoon fed opponents. Thompson is a more experienced and talented fighter. We've never seen Page have to endure any adversity in his fights since he gets favorable match ups. I think people are getting caught up in his flashy style.