Leon Edwards Speculates That Ian Garry vs. Michael Page Might Be 'Boring'

Leon Edwards believes the highly-anticipated clash between Ian Garry and Michael Page could turn out to be lackluster affair.

Garry and Page are slated to clash at UFC 303 on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. While Garry is known for his clean and precise striking, “MVP” has built a career off of highlight-reel knockouts in Bellator MMA .

However, Edwards wonders if Garry vs. Page might play out to be a lukewarm contest due to a clash of similar styles. Having sparred both Garry and Page, “Rocky” believes the lengthy strikers might just be hesitant to commit first and end up spending most of their time in finding the range.

“It’s interesting all right bcause I feel like it might be like a little fencing fight where they’re both like trying to find range… So don’t know whether or not to run a boring fight, so they’re both trying to find range and nobody wants to commit first,” Edwards told Red Corner MMA. “Or a nice striking clinic probably… They’re both similar, both lengthy strikers, kickboxers kind of style, not very great at grappling… I’m interested to see how the both approach it. I’ve trained with both of them, I’ve sparred both of them, so I’m interested to see how it plays out.”

While there is seemingly no serious bad blood between the two, Garry and “MVP” have been trading barbs to promote their fight. Garry, who finds the matchup unappealing, has vowed to derail Page’s hype train to make and example out of him. Meanwhile, Page has repeatedly trashed Garry’s online persona while promising to outclass the Irishman.

Garry is riding a seven-fight unbeaten UFC streak topped off by a split-decision win over ranked veteran Geoff Neal at UFC 298 this past February. Meanwhile, Page made his promotional debut at UFC 299 a month later, earning a flashy unanimous decision win over Kevin Holland .