“You can’t just lay on somebody”- Scott Coker reacts to Logan Storley getting the split decision against Michael Page at Bellator 281


“You can’t just lay on somebody”- Scott Coker reacts to Logan Storley getting the split decision against Michael Page at Bellator 281

Logan Storley vs Michael Page

Scott Coker reacts to Storley vs Page! Michael Page faced Logan Storley for the Bellator’s interim welterweight belt at the main event of Bellator 281. Michael Venom Page is one of the best fighters on Bellator’s roster, and fans were expecting him to win this fight.

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It was a classical striker vs grappler matchup and Logan executed a perfect game plan to hold Page down for most of the fight. Nobody got a finish, and Logan came out victorious as he got the better end of a split decision. Fans were enraged by the scoring because Logan didn’t actually inflict any damage on his opponent. Page, on the other hand, got Logan good on several occasions.

Logan Storley taking down Michael Page
Logan Storley taking down Michael Page

He did significantly well in the middle rounds, and effective damage is the top-scoring criterion according to the unified rules of MMA. Bellator president, Scott Coker was disappointed by this decision, and he believes what Logan did was not MMA. Coker claimed Page knew he was facing a wrestler, but his opponent played things a little too safe, and the referees should’ve scored the fight accordingly.

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“Logan has some improvement to do too”- Scott Coker leaves a piece of advice for Logan Storley

Michael Page vs Logan Storley
Michael Page vs Logan Storley

Talking to the reporters after the event, he said, “Honestly, I thought that ‘MVP’ won that fight. And the reason why I say that, to me, it’s like, I was talking to my guys back home and they go, ‘Look, it’s close but we think MVP won.’ And I said, ‘Well, why do you say that?’ And they said, ‘Because half the round, he was striking.”

He added, “The other half, you can’t just lay on somebody.’ You’re not doing any damage. You’re not getting closer to a submission. You’re not creating any threat. You’re just laying on somebody, and to me, that’s not MMA.”

Talking about Logan, he said, “I think Logan has some improvement to do too because you can’t just lay on somebody and think you’re going to win and score points because that’s not MMA. That’s wrestling. So to me, it’s like, if you’re going to wrestle, I think you have to continue the wrestling, and you have to continue to either try and submit or ground-and-pound or strike. There’s a difference between what you see on the wrestling mat and what you see in the cage.”

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