The pirate ship appears to have been wrecked in the Arabian Sea, as Michael ‘Venom’ Page’s cannon attack proved too much for Shara Magomedov to handle. Despite being listed as a +150 underdog against Magomedov’s -175 favorite status, Page showcased why the British fighter should never be underestimated. After sinking Magomedov’s ship at UFC Saudi Arabia, Page announced “I’m the captain now,” and this appears to have intrigued Khamzat Chimaev.

Michael Page had complete control of the fight as his karate appeared to have dethroned Magomedov’s Muay Thai. Page opens with his trademark karate stance as he exchanges lightning-fast leg kicks with the Dagestani fighter at UFC Saudi Arabia. The crowd as well as Magomedov was equally shocked when ‘Venom’ dropped him multiple times in the initial round through his jabs.

As he emerged victorious, Khamzat Chimeav, who witnessed the clash from a restaurant took to his X handle to upload a photo of the fight and captioned it as, “Congrats captain @Michaelpage247.” Well, despite the amazing victory, Michael ‘Venom’ Page didn’t shy away from giving credit to Shara Magomedov, “I wanted to mix it up. Shara Bullet [Magomedov] is an amazing MMA fighter, regardless of this result he is going to go on and do some amazing things.”

Interestingly, ahead of the clash, Conor McGregor’s former coach, Dillon Danis, emphasized that despite the entire MMA community hyping up Shara Magomedov, he will ultimately succumb to someone more seasoned, “Calling it now Shara Magomedov is getting fraud checked,” Well, ‘The Pirate’ did go toe-to-toe against ‘The Venom’ but he fell short when it came to push the pace.

After his adventure at the welterweight division, what’s next for the British fighter? Well, it appears that the fighter is in the mood to move to the middleweight division.

Michael Venom Page laid out his plans after UFC Saudi Arabia

The last time Michael ‘Venom’ Page fought in the middleweight division was back in Mumbai almost 12 years ago. I͏n just h͏i͏s fifth pr͏ofessional͏ figh͏t, Page stepp͏ed into ͏the cage fo͏r h͏is second b͏out in India with͏in a span ͏of ͏five months. Th͏e͏ Engli͏sh͏ fight͏er quickly͏ dispa͏tch͏ed his opponent with a ͏f͏i͏rst-roun͏d submission.

Reflectin͏g on the experien͏ce, ͏Page͏ recalls how much he͏ h͏a͏d to learn͏ about the professional͏ MMA scene, “I was still new to the sport. I didn’t know what was good and bad. You can tell what’s organised or not, but you didn’t know if that was normal or not,” Page said. “When we were warming up for the fight, me and my opponent were basically warming up in the same room, which is weird.”

He further added, “If there is exciting fights to be made at middleweight, I would happily take it. But the focus is a welterweight championship belt. I’m going to try and dedicate as much as my time at welterweight to get that belt and move up in the rankings.” Regardless, what’s your take on Michael ‘Venom’ Page’s performance at UFC Saudi Arabia? State your thoughts in the comments below.