Bellator’s final international stop of the year goes down Saturday with Bellator Europe 6, which takes place at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London, with a card that streams entirely on MMA Junkie.
One of Bellator’s most notable names is set to headline the card. Michael Page (15-1 MMA, 11-1 BMMA) returns to the cage in the welterweight main event when he takes on promotional newcomer Giovanni Melillo (13-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), who serves as an injury replacement for Derek Anderson.
For more on the numbers behind that fight, as well as the rest of the lineup, check below for 15 pre-event facts about Bellator Europe 6.
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Main event
Page competes in his 13th Bellator welterweight bout, the third most appearances in divisional history behind Andrey Koreshkov (17) and Douglas Lima (16).
Page’s 11 victories in Bellator welterweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Koreshkov (13) and Lima (13).
Page’s 10-fight Bellator winning streak, snapped in Bellator 221, is the second longest streak in company history behind A.J. McKee (15).
Page’s eight stoppage victories in Bellator welterweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Lima (nine).
Page’s six knockout victories in Bellator welterweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Lima (eight) and Koreshkov (seven).
Melillo, 34, is the oldest of the six scheduled main card fighters.
Melillo competes in a main event spot in his Bellator debut.
Melillo is 3-3 in his past six fights dating back to December 2017.
Melillo has suffered all four of his career losses by first-round knockout.
Co-main event
Fabian Edwards
Fabian Edwards (8-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), 26, is the youngest of the six scheduled main card fighters.
Edwards becomes the first fighter to make four Bellator appearances in 2019.
Edwards’ three-fight Bellator winning streak at middleweight is the fourth longest active streak in the division behind Anatoly Tokov (five), Rafael Lovato Jr. (four) and Charlie Ward (four).
Mike Shipman (13-2 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) has earned all 13 of his career victories by stoppage.
Shipman’s four stoppage victories in Bellator middleweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Alexander Shlemenko (eight) and Rafael Carvalho (six).
Remaining main card
Terry Brazier (11-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) is 10-1 in his past 11 fights dating back to November 2015.
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