Michael Page weighs in on a potential UFC fight with fellow striker Stephen Thompson: “It could potentially be a boring fight”

UFC newcomer Michael Page has given his thoughts on a potential future showdown with Stephen Thompson.

Last weekend, Michael ‘Venom’ Page made his official UFC debut at UFC 299. He was able to defeat Kevin Holland, and in the end, he did so in fairly convincing fashion. Now, the big question is whether or not he can sustain that momentum and go on a real run in the promotion.

Many different fans have different ideas regarding who he should take on next. Some make logistical sense, whereas others simply sound pretty fun.

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One idea has been to put him up against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, who has a similar style to Page. In an interview following the Holland win, MVP gave his thoughts on that idea.

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Page’s Wonderboy view

“You know what’s interesting – and I always tell this: A positive and a positive doesn’t always make a positive,” Page told Sportsnet. “Because we are such similar-styled fighters, it could potentially be a boring fight because we’re going to be faking – we’re going to know so much.

“We’re going to be reading so much between each other, that only really elite athletes are going to look at it and be like, ‘Oh OK, I see what just happened’ – but nothing much is happening. So I don’t actually think it’s going to be a great fight, and I love that guy too much to want to kick him. I don’t know. We’re all prizefighters, so whatever happens, happens. But for right now, that’s not really a focus.”

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