Michael Page vs. Jeremie Holloway Completes Bellator 153 Main Card

A welterweight pairing pitting Michael Page (9-0) against Jeremie Holloway (7-1) completes the main card of Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson on April 22 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

In addition, the stacked preliminary portion of the event now features ten matchups, including an intriguing 170-pound matchup between Chris Honeycutt (6-1) – teammate of Josh Koscheck — and Matt Secor (7-2), who was originally slated to face “Kos” at Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich.

The bout joins a main card that features the highly anticipated Bellator debut of Benson “Smooth” Henderson (23-5), as he challenges welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) for his belt. Former featherweight titlist Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (24-3) meets John “Macapa” Teixeira (19-1-2), Connecticut’s own “Irish” Brennan Ward (13-3) returns to action, when he welcomes Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos (20-16) into the Bellator MMA fray at 170-pounds and “Toninho Furia” (27-5) faces Brent Primus (6-0) in lightweight action.

Training with the London Shootfighters camp, Michael “Venom” Page is a point fighting expert best known by the acronym “MVP.” The 28-year-old has still yet to surrender a loss in his professional career, including an unblemished 5-0 mark under the Bellator banner. Page has delivered six of his nine victories coming by way of KO/TKO, and you can expect him to come out firing and in search of more blood. Take a look at “MVP’s” most recent finish of Charlie Ontiveros at Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho.

Prior to his promotional debut against Matt Secor at Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho, Holloway was undefeated through his first seven professional fights, scoring high praise and recognition among the mixed martial arts community. The 31-year-old North Carolina native will have his hands full on April 22nd, when the aggressive Page joins him in the cage for what is sure to be one of the most entertaining fights of the evening.

Complete “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” Fight Card:

Welterweight World Title Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)
Featherweight Co-Main Event: Patricio Freire (24-3) vs. John Teixeira (19-1-2)
Welterweight Feature Bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos (20-16)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)
Lightweight Feature Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone “Toninho Furia” Santos (27-5)

Preliminary Card:

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Chris Honeycutt (6-1) vs. Matt Secor (7-2)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Djamil Chan (11-2) vs. Richard Patishnock (6-3)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Sam Watford (1-0) vs. Dean Hancock (2-0)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Chris Foster (8-4) vs. Felipe Lavandoski (5-0)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jason Bakanowski (3-2) vs. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)
Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Mike Zichelle (7-4) vs. Joe Cronin (19-16)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Matt Bessette (17-7) vs. Keith Richardson (14-6)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Blair Tugman (7-6) vs. Jay Perrin (2-1)

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