Pros react to Douglas Lima knocking out Michael Venom Page

Douglas Lima and Michael Page squared off in tonight’s Bellator 221 co-headliner, with the winner advancing to the finals of the promotions Welterweight Grand Prix.

Michael ‘Venom’ Page entered tonight’s contest sporting a perfect professional mixed martial arts record of 14-0. In his most recent effort at Bellator 216, Page had scored a unanimous decision victory over knockout artist Paul Daley.

Meanwhile, former Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima (30-7 MMA) was last seen in action this past September, where he picked up a submission victory over Andrey Koreshkov.

In the second round of tonight’s highly anticipated semi final matchup, Douglas Lima was able to catch Michael Venom Page with a foot sweep. As ‘MVP’ attempted to get back to his feet, Lima caught him with an uppercut that send the English fighter crashing back down to the floor. From there, Douglas Lima would follow up with hammer fists that forced the referee to step in and call a stop to the contest.

The devastating knockout loss served as the first of MVP’s mixed martial arts career.

Check out how the pros reacted to Douglas Lima’s impressive knockout victory over Michael Venom Page below:

https://twitter.com/scottcoker/status/1127406856480145408?s=21

Damn Lima just murdered MVP!

— Funky (@Benaskren) May 12, 2019

Daaaaaaaaang!!! Limaaaaaaaa

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) May 12, 2019

Holy shit lol

— David Rickels (@TheCaveman316) May 12, 2019

Douglas Lima derailed the hype train

— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) May 12, 2019

.@PhenomLima is a bad man

— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) May 12, 2019

Wow – @PhenomLima advances in the @BellatorMMA Welterweight Grand Prix with an emphatic KO.

Now faces the winner of @rory_macdonald and @NeimanGracie in the tournament final. #Bellator221

— Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) May 12, 2019

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