BKFC London: MVP vows to be a ‘different beast’ in bare knuckle

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By Jake Skudder

Published Jun 21, 2022

Here is what Michael ‘Venom’ Page MVP had to say ahead of his BKFC contest against ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry at BKFC London on Saturday August 20th 2022

UNCASVILLE, CT - APRIL 22: Michael Page (black trunks) walks to the cage for his bout against Jeremie Holloway (not shown) at Bellator 153 at Mohegan Sun Arena on April 22, 2016 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images)

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships will be heading to the UK in August 2020, and the hype is building for the company’s debut at the OVO Arena Wembley in London, England.

It was recently confirmed that BKFC and Bellator MMA had managed to broker a deal to get Michael ‘Venom’ Page MVP to face ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry in the main event of the card in a huge crossover bout.

Page has now commented on the upcoming bare-knuckle boxing contest, and he seems prepared to offer a different side to his fight game when the gloves literally come off.

Here is what Michael ‘Venom’ Page MVP had to say ahead of his BKFC contest against ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry at BKFC London.

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MVP Talks BKFC London

Speaking to MMAFighting, the Bellator MMA fighter revealed that he plans on being a “different beast” in the bare-knuckle arena.

He said: “To be fair, bare-knuckle has always been something, especially in the U.K., that a lot of people I used to look up to in the kickboxing world were doing before when it was underground.

“So it’s always something that I kind of hoped I would be able to do but obviously it was an underground thing so I thought it never would be. Then they legalized it so over the last few years it’s slowly gotten bigger and bigger.

“Then I thought maybe towards the end of my career, I’ll do something like this but then it’s like the opportunity’s falling in place now, why not?

“It’s just making a few adjustments. My coaches used to do bare-knuckle themselves so they’re well versed in that area. I’m just excited.

“I like making adjustments. It’s combat at the end of the day. It’s not going to be too far different but as you say, it’s slightly different. It’s just making those adjustments. That’s it.

“As long as I give respect to the sport and I find myself in that sport, I find that groove in that sport, 100 per cent I’ll be a different beast in that area.”

There are expected to be a number of massive fights announced for the upcoming debut of BKFC in London, including the in-ring return of Paige VanZant.

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