Oh man now that you mention it. Michael's fights were the absolute peak in the series for me, maybe it also reminded me of Berserk so that's why, but him going toe-to-toe with a superhuman and a monster was so hype to watch.
The story has to progress, I get that, but ever since he got his powers I doubt his fights will be as entertaining to read as those two were when he was still a human.
I'm also afraid in the future, we might be headed to where fights are in the same vein as Sylla vs Indra, way over the top abilities, massive explosions of power, fulll Dragonball style stuff which I just don't find as fun to watch/read.
Part of the reason I hope Bernhardt, Malik, and Bendrix will get clapped, I just feel that after a certain power level is reached, fights become boring and unimaginative.