Michael Page
English mixed martial artist (born 1987)
Michael Jerome Reece-Page (born 7 April 1987), known as Michael "Venom" Page or MVP, is a British professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has also competed professionally as a kickboxer, boxer and bare-knuckle boxer.
Page is recognised in the MMA community for his unorthodox fighting style, which originated from freestyle kickboxing (points fighting) and sport karate.
Early life
Page was born in St Mary's Hospital, London to Curtis Page Sr. and Pauline Reece, who were both Lau Gar kung fu practitioners. His father, a British Telecom employee, hailed from Trinidad while his mother, a nurse, was from Jamaica. Page is a maternal nephew of Lau Gar Master Stan Brown, who was also the instructor of his father. He has nine siblings, three of whom are adopted. Page attended Quintin Kynaston School in St John's Wood, alongside Olympian judoka Ashley McKenzie. He grew up in NW8 near Edgware Road and Lisson Green before moving to W10 near Queen's Park in 2003.
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