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Mike Bohn and Abbey Subhan

Michael Page takes blame for Bellator 281 loss: ‘I need to be better at not being held down’

Michael Page is taking his Bellator 281 main event loss to Logan Storley as a critical part of his growth process as an MMA fighter.

Page (20-2 MMA, 16-2 BMMA) came out on the wrong end of a split decision against Storley (14-1 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) in Friday’s interim welterweight title headliner in London. It was a razor-thin fight where “MVP” was forced into defensive grappling positions between rare opportunities to get off his dangerous striking.

Page can’t dispute that Storley inflicted minimal damage and barely threatened with submissions. However, the Brit said he takes responsibility for not finding a way to lead the dance and get the win.

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