By Peter Carroll For Mailonline
Published: 07:53 GMT, 17 February 2019 | Updated: 07:53 GMT, 17 February 2019
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Michael 'Venom' Page claimed victory in his eagerly anticipated grudge match against countryman Paul Daley on Saturday night in the main event of Bellator 216 and ridiculed his adversary's decision to wrestle throughout the 25-minute affair.
Billed as the biggest fight in the history of UK MMA, the meeting of the two rivals had been called for by fans for almost two years before they finally came face to face in the Connecticut main event.
With the win, undefeated British striking supremo Page booked his place in the semi-final of Bellator's welterweight tournament against former champion Douglas Lima on May 11.
Michael Page (pictured last year) claimed victory in his grudge match against Paul Daley
The winner of the tournament is set to cash in on a $1 million prize, as sponsored by celebrity patron 50 Cent.
Speaking after the win, Page claimed that Daley didn't come to fight on the night:
'He didn't come here to fight,' he said in his post-fight interview. 'MVP came here to fight.
'He was bragging about being a knockout artist and he was doing more takedowns than he ever has in his career'.
Daley displayed some of his lesser-known qualities, scoring takedowns in every round apart from the first, which saw Page land unanswered single punches as he dictated the distance between the two.
When the action resumed on the feet at the end of the second, Daley looked to land his patented left hand, which MVP managed to evade the brunt of.
Daley landed some big shots from top position at the end of the third, but 'Venom' sprang in the action as soon
