Michael Page makes brutally honest assessment of UFC London dud against Sam Patterson

Michael Page kept his win streak alive at UFC London . But his performance against Sam Patterson left fans — and himself — uninspired. Just days after a forgettable outing in London, the flashy striker was brutally honest about his performance in his unanimous decision nod over Patterson — a fight that had the MMA community scratching its collective head, both before and after its conclusion.

Speaking on Monday’s edition of "The Ariel Helwani Show," Page admitted the bout never unfolded the way he envisioned, and his inability to adjust mid-fight left him frustrated for the first time in his in-cage career. "It wasn't good enough of a performance from my side," Page told Uncrowned. "There were things I was met with in the cage that I didn’t think I would be met with.

Patterson was a bit more on his back foot, and I actually really wanted to be aggressive in this fight. I didn’t readjust or rethink how to work it out — how to press, how to close the gap. "I was actually getting frustrated, and I think this is the first time someone’s gotten me frustrated in the cage.

I was looking at myself and thinking, 'I need to do way better. ' It wasn’t good enough. Fans have expectations of me, but I've got massive expectations of myself, and I didn’t deliver.