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MMA Junkie Staff

‘Bellator Dublin Countdown,’ No. 3: ‘He doesn’t realize how good you are on the ground’

The Bellator cage returns to the atmospheric 3Arena in Dublin on Friday as the promotion’s dual-card event sees the eyes of the MMA world focus on the “Emerald Isle” once again.

Richard Kiely (3-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) is coming into his fight with Michael Page (14-1 MMA, 10-1 BMMA) at Bellator Europe 4 with a lot of confidence, as his coaches praise him for his underrated ground game, which they believe will be a surprise for “MVP” on fight night.

In the third episode of Bellator’s “Countdown” miniseries, Kiely visits one of the biggest radio stations in Ireland, FM104, to talk about his upcoming fight. He also sits down with his coaches, who say they’ve been getting good feedback from Kiely’s sparring partners.

Check out video via the player above.

Bellator Europe 4 main card fights:

  • James Gallagher vs. Roman Salazar
  • Richard Kiely vs. Michael Page
  • Peter Queally vs. Ryan Scope

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