Hollywood’s Jason Statham Calls Michael Venom Page ‘The One And Only’

Jason Statham doesn’t throw around public praise. On Wednesday, he tagged British MMA fighter Michael Venom Page on Instagram and kept the caption to two lines: “The one and only!!! Respect!” Short and direct – exactly the kind of energy Statham tends to project both on screen and off. The post drew more than 160,000 likes.

For Statham, this isn’t a random celebrity moment. He trained seriously in martial arts and kickboxing. The Hollywood career came later. He knows the combat world from the inside. That gives his nod to Page more weight than a typical star shoutout.

The Transporter series launched him to stardom in the early 2000s. The Fast & Furious franchise extended his reach to global audiences. The Beekeeper gave him another hit in 2024. Through all of it, his reputation as a genuine martial artist has followed him. The combat sports world tends to take him seriously because of it.

Page competes under the nickname “Venom” – and the name fits. He’s one of the most watchable fighters in MMA right now. His style is genuinely unlike anyone else’s, acrobatic and built for highlight reels. He’s competed in Bellator and the UFC. His footwork and timing have drawn comparisons to athletes from entirely different sports. He makes fights look almost artistic without making them look choreographed. That’s a harder trick than it sounds.

Two British men, two very different career paths. The mutual respect between them makes complete sense. Physical credibility is the common thread. That’s the energy this post carried.

The 160,000-plus likes tell their own story. Statham’s following skews toward action film fans. Page’s audience lives in the MMA community. Those two groups don’t cross paths often. The response here suggests they found each other this time around.

Both men are British. The UK has a proud tradition in combat sports. Statham carried that identity into Hollywood and built it into an entire career. UK figures from different worlds don’t often cross streams publicly. A moment like this carries extra weight at home. They operate in different arenas, but they speak the same physical language.

Page has been building toward a larger mainstream profile for a while. His fighting style generates clips naturally. His personality translates well beyond the octagon. Crossover attention was always going to find him eventually. A public endorsement from Statham nudges that timeline along considerably.

Statham didn’t explain what prompted the post. He didn’t need to. “The one and only” is a clean summary on its own. Statham spent decades proving physical toughness on screen. Coming from him, that phrase lands like a title shot.

Fans in the comments picked up on it quickly. Page’s supporters and Statham’s followers traded notes in the replies. For MMA fans, this kind of recognition hits differently. A Hollywood star with real combat credibility saying it carries more weight than a random celebrity cameo at a fight night. The comment section became a small, unexpected meeting point for two communities that don’t usually share much space.