Best and Worst from Bellator Dublin/227: Hometown favorite dominant; co-main eventers fined

#4 Worst: Unsportsmanlike conduct by co-main event fighters

JUMPING KNEE FINISH!Michael "Venom" Page stops rival Richard Kiely in the very first round. An incredible win for MVP.Watch #BellatorDublin LIVE on Channel 5 🇬🇧 and Virgin Media 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/mmtctkloxS

— Bellator Europe (@Bellator_Europe) September 27, 2019

Dan Miragliotta was forced to step into this fight more than once to make sure that both fighters displayed behavior that was expected of them while fighting for a major promotion such as Bellator.

Unfortunately, both Michael 'Venom' Page and Richard Kiely were less than pleasant in their manner when they were set to fight each other. While Kiely flipped off MVP, Page taunted Kiely when he was on the ground and got docked a point for his showboating by the referee.

Kiely has been fined $1,000 for his conduct, while Page's punishment will be decided after review. Given the rest of the night, this spoilt the atmosphere heading into the later bouts.

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#3 Best: Conor McGregor's cage-side behavior

JUST LIKE THAT!James Gallagher doesn't even break a sweat!A very quick guillotine submission and a celebration with teammate "The Notorious" Conor McGregor. #BellatorDublin pic.twitter.com/sBIjM9a6Xc

— Bellator Europe (@Bellator_Europe) September 27, 2019

One of the things that everyone expected when the saw the 'Notorious' Conor McGregor at cage-side was that they were about to get a repeat of the incidents of Bellator 187, where McGregor had scaled the cage to celebrate his teammate's win.

However, Conor McGregor's behavior was admirable. While both Gallagher and Queally jumped out to celebrate with him, he maintained his discipline and then later pushed them to go back into the Octagon.