Despite Boxing Success, Michael Page Still Considers MMA to Be His Home

Michael Page spoke with MMAjunkie about his boxing career thus fdar, balancing that with his MMA career and more. Highlights are below:

On boxing people with losing records: “(It’s) understandable what an ‘0’ means for a lot of boxers. For a lot of anybody in combat, it means a lot in terms of their next paycheck and the development in their career. Their fans, their social, everything. We’re like, ‘Yeah, that guy’s got a good record, so let’s call them out’ – 10-2s, 10-0, he’s 12-0, he’s 12-1, whatever it is. And they’re like, ‘Not interested.’ They’ve got a career that they want to improve. They don’t want to be on TV with that happening to them, and I understand it because it knocks them backside. Frustratingly so for me, but, at the same time, I have to take my time. I know a lot of people are like, ‘We want you to fight this person, that person’ – it’s just not that simple. I understand it. Hopefully, I want people to start thinking, ‘You know what, I can get the better of him,’ and they take that risk and jump in there.”

On balancing his boxing and MMA careers: “I obviously have more tools available to me in MMA. I’m a person that likes kicks and things like that, as well, because I can be a little more creative. So I have to say MMA is still my home.”

On his next fights: “It takes a little while to kind of get the promotional side and just the opponents and stuff in terms of the MMA. Because they have a plan on what show they want me on. They’re businessmen, so they understand exactly what the best thing to do is. It’s a bit more of a chess game there, so I’m thinking it might take a little bit longer. I’m hoping to try and get another boxing fight in before having to jump back in the cage. It might change, but I’m saying now: Maybe one more boxing (match), August, early August, then straight on to an MMA fight, September, November, whenever I can strive for that.”