Bellator MMA did a fine job hyping the main event for Bellator 216’s main event, playing up the real-life grudge between two of England’s finest competitors, Michael “Venom” Page and Paul Daley.
The company showed promotional smarts, too, in putting the duo together in the quarterfinal round of the Welterweight World Grand Prix tournament.
But once the cage door shuts, it’s on the fighter from there, and a bout which promised fireworks never quite got untracked.
As the bout turned tactical, Page did just enough to get the job done in a close fight.