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Michael Page wanted to make a statement with his walkout song at UFC London.
Page (25-3) faced fellow Englishman Sam Patterson (14-3) in front of their home fans in the O2 Arena in London last weekend. Page walked out to Michael Jackson’s iconic “They Don’t Care About Us,” which was admittedly a message against the disrespect he felt.
While Page is a considerable star at home, he was neither in the co-main nor the main event. Page also admits that he felt disrespected being matched up with a former training partner, Patterson, whom “MVP” doesn’t consider as big a star as himself. While Page failed to deliver with a lackluster unanimous decision win, he believes the O2 Arena was originally there to see him. Filmed in the Santa Marta Favela in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, “They Don’t Care About Us” sends a powerful social message against injustice. Page also added that his song was a statement against the general cruelty going on worldwide.
“I’ve spoken about being frustrated in terms of the decisions that were made,” Page said on "The Ariel Helwani Show.” “I think the main one for me was the fact that they put a young kid, who is super talented, but has only had one fight in the UFC, as a co-main event. I felt disrespected. The effort in what I’ve delivered for the fans, even in that same arena and other arenas around the world. Even if I haven’t necessarily gotten the finish yet, I’ve delivered some really entertaining fights, given a lot to people to speak about, and made a lot of noise. To be like, ‘Ah, he’s not co-main, he’s not main, in his own backyard.’ I think the majority of the people out there were to see me. Although I didn’t deliver, they were there to come and see what MVP had to show. It was a bit of annoyance, so I felt [the song] was relevant.”
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Page (25-3) faced fellow Englishman Sam Patterson (14-3) in front of their home fans in the O2 Arena in London last weekend. Page walked out to Michael Jackson’s iconic “They Don’t Care About Us,” which was admittedly a message against the disrespect he felt.
While Page is a considerable star at home, he was neither in the co-main nor the main event. Page also admits that he felt disrespected being matched up with a former training partner, Patterson, whom “MVP” doesn’t consider as big a star as himself. While Page failed to deliver with a lackluster unanimous decision win, he believes the O2 Arena was originally there to see him. Filmed in the Santa Marta Favela in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, “They Don’t Care About Us” sends a powerful social message against injustice. Page also added that his song was a statement against the general cruelty going on worldwide.
‘It Was a Bit of Annoyance’
“I’ve spoken about being frustrated in terms of the decisions that were made,” Page said on "The Ariel Helwani Show.” “I think the main one for me was the fact that they put a young kid, who is super talented, but has only had one fight in the UFC, as a co-main event. I felt disrespected. The effort in what I’ve delivered for the fans, even in that same arena and other arenas around the world. Even if I haven’t necessarily gotten the finish yet, I’ve delivered some really entertaining fights, given a lot to people to speak about, and made a lot of noise. To be like, ‘Ah, he’s not co-main, he’s not main, in his own backyard.’ I think the majority of the people out there were to see me. Although I didn’t deliver, they were there to come and see what MVP had to show. It was a bit of annoyance, so I felt [the song] was relevant.”
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