Michael Page ended his MMA comeback with a single strike.
Following a one-fight bare-knuckle boxing cameo towards Mike Perry, Web page (20-2) made his return to the cage on Friday night time as the primary card opener of Bellator 292 — and his welterweight scrap towards Goiti Yamauchi (28-5) offered one of the vital grotesque highlights MMA has seen all yr.
Web page appeared to badly injure Yamauchi’s kneecap along with his first strike — a kick to Yamauchi’s proper leg — simply 26 seconds into the competition.
“It’s arduous to even have fun when he’s proper there,” Web page mentioned. “I’m truly a fan of him and his work. It was a pleasure to grace the cage with him, however I actually do want him a speedy restoration.”
Video of the grisly end will be seen under.
The outcome was Web page’s eleventh TKO/KO win underneath the Bellator umbrella, probably the most ever within the promotion’s historical past.
Afterward, Web page referred to as for a title shot towards welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov.
Complete Bellator 292 results can be seen here.
