Michael Page had the opportunity to become Bellator MMA welterweight champion but fell short against Logan Storley. It was a frustrating affair as he scored big moments on the feet but was suffocated on the ground.

Many people were frustrated with Logan Storley as they felt he made the fight a grinding affair and didn't do much damage. Michael Page took responsibility for his rare loss in MMA.

“I always like to put as much things that’s happened on myself,” Page told MMA Junkie on Sunday. “For me, I need to be better at not being held down. There’s a few things I feel I could’ve done in retrospect better, a few decisions I could’ve made and I could’ve guaranteed me the win. But at the same time, it’s also weirdly exciting for me because it’s like, all I have to do is fix one thing in my game and I become the most dangerous person in MMA. That’s how I see it. People do not want to get back in front of me while I’m doing what I do. So it’s kind of exciting. I’m ready to get straight back to work.”

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Bellator MMA president Scott Coker was frustrated with the fight and felt like Michael Page deserved to win on damage. The English welterweight appreciates the sentiment but didn't want to come up with excuses.

“I understand (Coker’s) view, but I’m also in a game where grappling is a big thing, wrestling is a big thing,” Page said. “It’s difficult for me to then turn around and be annoyed by grappling. I think the wrestling element of things should be a tool to create more damage and try to win a fight, not be something that allows you to survive a fight. I definitely don’t feel you should win that way, but at the same time, it is part of the game.

“I do think there’s too many grey areas in the sport, which is why one referee can see something so different from another referee watching exactly the same thing. It’s definitely something I think the sport in general needs to fix, as far as what is more important during a fight. But I definitely came to win, and I do believe he kind of came to survive. I understand why people feel the way they feel.”