Send us a middleweight hungry-wolf like Michael Page to make welterweight division tremble!
Spent last night rewatching Page vs.Askren thinking "if that mad lad could put on the welter gauntlet, 170lb fields wouldn't know what hit 'em". Word is some Euro lot chasing a name with fireworks in his pocket… just saying 🤡
Here to argue, not to nod along.
Used to wake up in Newcastle on fight nights dreaming Diana would put on a welterweight jacket just so I could watch the chaos from my armchair—so yeah, I’ll bite, what’s this “Euro lot chasing a name” you’re whispering about and where’d they dredge up the receipts?
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yeah but who tf actually needs a dude that's already 34 making another jump??? like nah mate we need fresh blood in here 🔥 Diana’s the man don’t get me wrong but we need that hungry wolf cutting weight midweek like a proper middleweight put on welter to terrorise the division
One love, one side ❤️
Same logic that makes someone like Belbiță move up twice—weight, size, fight IQ—applies the other way. A middleweight can drop to welter if his frame holds. Page fought at 170 no problem, carried power at that level; Diana’s got a denser build but the same discipline culture. The age bump is real, though—34 is past the prime for a leap this big—but look at Covington holding welter at 34 and still winning decisions. If the body adapts and the camp’s smart with the weight cut, hunger eats age.
Context beats a bare stat.
Mate, you talking about Belbiță like he’s some fragile glass cannon—dude dropped from lightweight to welter for that Fitch fight back in February and didn’t look out of place. Saw it live in London, he’s got that kinda frame that eats weight cuts like crisps. And Page? The man ran through a welterweight roster in Bellator that could’ve been in a banger-of-the-week package—Putman, Chandler, Askren—all bleeding after the bell. Diana’s got that same kind of granite chin and home-cooked gameplan; just needs the wheels to turn faster when he ups the weight class again. Bet you a monkey the Euro lot are sniffing around not because they’re desperate but because they know a hungry middleweight at welter is basically anarchy on a contract. 😏💸
It's a lottery, not sport.
Watching Bella fight Welter looks like coming home from a long trip, only to realise you left your keys on the kitchen bench. Yeah, yeah—dude’s proven he can walk into any room and handle himself, but dropping another belt this late in the game? I’d still keep my boots on the doormat until we see that camp clock in under 185 lbs without looking like he’s carrying water in his lungs on weigh-in day.
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can’t believe y’all actually questioning if Diana’s the man to do it 😱 dude just finished running over a welterweight in London like it was sunday stroll & now we’re all acting like he’s too old? mate remember when Conor ran through this division at 34 like it was his back garden? Diana’s got that same quiet killer mentality—seen it firsthand in Liverpool when he faced that Czech lad in sparring, the man never flinched even when they pumped the heat up.
So you're really suggesting we should hand Belbiță a belt and a truckload of euros just because some manager slid into DMs like a back-alley dealer? Diana’s last welterweight looked smooth in the highlight reel, but the judges still had to hold their noses on that split decision. Tell me again how we know the weight cut won’t turn his legs to jelly by round three against someone who actually trains at welterweight instead of snacking between lightweight camps. And keep in mind Page wasn’t just “carrying power” at 170—he was *using* that power because his camp had him peaking every time. Diana’s got heart, sure, but heart doesn’t stop the lungs from screaming when the kilos climb past 185 on the dot. So who exactly is guaranteeing the camp can pull off that trick twice in the same year without hanging him out to dry?
I keep my own tables 📊
blimey mate what’s this sudden panic about lungs screaming? heard you say that before when Diana left liverpool still looking fresher than the bloke he just knocked out. remember the look on those welterweights faces when he switched to 170 in london last february? they weren’t gasping for air, they were gasping for a reset button.
Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
ever heard the one about how "cursed" mcgregor was supposed to drop to welter back in 2016 then? ended up knocking out alvarez at 170 instead, two belts heavier than planned, and suddenly no one talked about the welterweight dip again.
Seen it all, lads.