Michael
Page wanted to make a statement with his walkout song at
UFC London.
Page (25-3) faced fellow Englishman Sam
Patterson (14-3) in front of their home fans in the O2 Arena in
London last weekend. Page walked out to Michael
Jackson’s iconic “They Don’t Care About Us,” which was
admittedly a message against the disrespect he felt.
While Page is a considerable star at home, he was neither in the
co-main nor the main event. Page also admits that he felt
disrespected being matched up with a former training partner,
Patterson, whom “MVP” doesn’t consider as big a star as himself.
While Page failed to deliver with a lackluster unanimous decision
win, he believes the O2 Arena was originally there to see him.
Filmed in the Santa Marta Favela in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, “They
Don’t Care About Us” sends a powerful social message against
injustice. Page also added that his song was a statement against
the general cruelty going on worldwide.
‘It Was a Bit of Annoyance’
“I’ve spoken about being frustrated in terms of the decisions that
were made,” Page said on „The Ariel Helwani Show.” “I think the main one
for me was the fact that they put a young kid, who is super
talented, but has only had one fight in the UFC, as a co-main
event. I felt disrespected. The effort in what I’ve delivered for
the fans, even in that same arena and other arenas around the
world. Even if I haven’t necessarily gotten the finish yet, I’ve
delivered some really entertaining fights, given a lot to people to
speak about, and made a lot of noise. To be like, ‘Ah, he’s not
co-main, he’s not main, in his own backyard.’ I think the majority
of the people out there were to see me. Although I didn’t deliver,
they were there to come and see what MVP had to show. It was a bit
of annoyance, so I felt [the song] was relevant.”