{"id":5233,"date":"2025-02-01T22:19:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T21:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=5233"},"modified":"2025-02-02T08:40:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T07:40:48","slug":"michael-venom-page-dominates-shara-magomedov-and-secures-a-well-deserved-victory-at-ufc-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/michael-venom-page-dominates-shara-magomedov-and-secures-a-well-deserved-victory-at-ufc-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael &#8220;Venom&#8221; Page Dominates Shara Magomedov and Secures a Well-Deserved Victory at UFC Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>B<\/strong>ritish star Michael &#8220;Venom&#8221; Page proved once again that he is one of the most skilled fighters in the sport after delivering an outstanding performance against Russian Shara Magomedov in the co-main event of UFC Saudi Arabia, earning a unanimous decision victory (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stepping up to the middleweight division (84 kg) for the first time, Page entered the fight with confidence and quickly imposed his usual rhythm of speed, evasiveness, and precise striking. From the first round, Magomedov struggled to deal with Page\u2019s unorthodox movements, while &#8220;Venom&#8221; landed clean, effective shots, securing a clear advantage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the second round, Page continued his dominance, reading Magomedov\u2019s movements intelligently, allowing him to avoid attacks and counter with precision. His hooks became sharper, and he dictated the fight\u2019s pace, while the Dagestani fighter seemed unable to find any effective offensive solutions.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 480px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-5233-1\" width=\"480\" height=\"848\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Video-2025-02-02-at-08.30.30.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Video-2025-02-02-at-08.30.30.mp4\">https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Video-2025-02-02-at-08.30.30.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By the third round, Michael Page had complete control of the fight. He continued to land damaging strikes and displayed excellent distance control before surprising his opponent with a flying knee that nearly ended the fight by knockout. As the round concluded, Magomedov attempted a final offensive push, but Page maintained control on the ground until the final bell.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Up a weight class &amp; got the W! \ud83d\udc4a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Michaelpage247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MichaelPage247<\/a> wins by UD at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCSaudiArabia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCSaudiArabia<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiyadhSeason?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RiyadhSeason<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiyadhSeason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RiyadhSeason<\/a> ] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ma3aIge3JZ\">pic.twitter.com\/ma3aIge3JZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1885769180915363942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With this victory, Michael Page not only secured a well-deserved win but also became the first fighter to hand Shara Magomedov a professional loss. A strong performance that positions &#8220;Venom&#8221; for major matchups in the UFC middleweight division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British star Michael &#8220;Venom&#8221; Page proved once again that he is one of the most skilled fighters in the sport after delivering an outstanding performance against Russian Shara Magomedov in the co-main event of UFC Saudi Arabia, earning a unanimous decision victory (30-27, 29-28, 30-27). Stepping up to the middleweight division (84 kg) for the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,86,21,91],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5233","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"category-mma-video","9":"category-ufc-news","10":"category-ufc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5233"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5236,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233\/revisions\/5236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}