Michael
Page isn’t happy with his win over Sam
Patterson. 

Page took on former training partner Patterson in a welterweight
matchup at
UFC London on Saturday. The two Englishmen failed to impress
the London crowd as the feeling-out process never seemed to end.
Despite referee Rich
Mitchell urging for more action, Page and Patterson just
continued to occasionally touch each other from a distance. While
Page earned a unanimous decision win in a bout filled with
inactivity, London’s O2 Arena showered him with boos. 

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Page admits that it was a frustrating night at the office for him.
“MVP” accuses his opponent of coasting for most of the fight. Page
says it’s difficult to track even lesser fighters when they are
unwilling to engage. Page also believes Patterson knew when to
avoid him from their past experience training together. What Page
can’t comprehend is whether Patterson had a winning strategy at
all. Page feeld that Patterson was just happy to go the distance
against him. The frustrating outing is making “MVP” consider
changing his style altogether.

Happy to Get By

“For the most part he was running,” Page said in a post-fight
interview with the UFC. “In general, I think I could get someone
relatively amateur and if they’re moving around, it’s still gonna
be difficult for you to lock in on them if they’re not engaging. So
when you got someone even more talented… He’s familiar with me, so
he knows where I’m dangerous. And I felt like that’s why he adopted
this. I just didn’t understand where he was gonna get the win from.
So I just felt like he was happy to get by… It’s annoying, it’s
frustrating, I might have to just completely change my style.”

While Page (25-3) has lost only once in five UFC outings, most of
his wins have been lackluster. Meanwhile, Patterson (14-3) was
riding a four-fight first-round finishing streak before his loss
against Page.  

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