Damacio Page hopes his recent career resurgence will be enough to earn a second chance in the UFC – this time as a flyweight.

Page’s (19-9) first UFC stint produced unenviable results. He went winless in three bantamweight appearances against Alex Caceres, Brad Pickett and Brian Brian Bowles, and was submitted with a different technique in each loss.

Since his release from the organization in late 2012, Page dropped a weight class and has strung together four victories in five bouts. His lone defeat in that stretch came by controversial split decision in a contest Page said he strongly believes he won.

While all of Page’s recent wins have come by stoppage, his MMAjunkie “Knockout of the Month” winner against Brian Hall at Legacy FC 36 in October really mustered discussion about a UFC return:

Page desperately wants another opportunity to earn his first UFC victory. While he said he hasn’t been contact by the organization, he’s hopeful his body of work over the past two years will be enough for a call back to the octagon.

“My time away from the UFC has worked out perfect because I was able to hone in and fine tune everything,” Page told MMAjunkie. “I’m more composed with what I’m doing. I’m going out there and I’m fighting and I’m having fun.

“I actually think I’ve won five fights in a row because my fight in Sweden the guy didn’t make weight and I got the raw end of the deal fighting is his hometown. I won that fight. I’m on a five-fight winning streak and everything is flowing together. It’s all working out right.”

It’s rare to see the flyweight division produce highlight-reel, one-punch knockout finishes, but that’s what Page has proven capable of. The 32-year-old displayed his power against Hall and said he could do the same against elite competition under the UFC banner.

“I’m bigger than a lot of flyweights and I hit like a truck,” Page said. “There are only a few guys in the division that have that one-punch knockout power. Why not add another guy in there who has that power? I can wrestle as well. I can mix it up.

“People used to think if I don’t knock them out in the first round they can beat me, but that’s totally changed now. I’ve reinvented myself. I’ll still get crazy when I have to, but now I’ve got the ability to pick and chose when I throw my power and that’s what happened in my last fight.”

Page is confident he can bring a new dynamic to the UFC’s 125-pound weight class. While he doesn’t want to make excuses about his lackluster first stint with the promotion, Page argues he’s evolved as an athlete and is hungry to fulfill his potential.

“I’m a better fighter than I was before and just mentally I wasn’t all there,” Page said. “These last five fights outside of the UFC got me there mentally. I’m ready. I’m back at where I need to be as a top fighter. I was ranked fifth in the world at one time at bantamweight, and now I’m making a run to be a top flyweight.”

While “The Angel of Death” would ideally prefer his next contest to take place under the UFC banner, he’s not restricting his options. He’s currently the reigning Legacy FC flyweight champion and said he’s more than willing to put his belt up for grabs if the reward is a UFC contract.

“I hope the UFC wants me back, but if not, I’ll go do it again,” Page said. “If I have to do one more fight, I’ll do one more fight. I’m not getting any younger and I really want to finish off my career in the UFC whether it’s two fights, 10 fights, three fights – I don’t care. I know where I want to be and that’s back in the UFC.”

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