Michael Page meets Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris on September 5
BBC Sport • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 15, 2026, 9:43 AM
Last updated Jul 15, 2026
Michael 'Venom' Page will face Nursulton Ruziboev in a middleweight bout at UFC Paris on September 5. Page returns to middleweight following a decision win over Sam Patterson in March, expressing dissatisfaction with the UFC's matchmaking. Ruziboev, ranked 15th in the middleweight division, enters the fight on a three-fight winning streak. The event will also feature Modestas Bukauskas against Oumar Sy and Kurtis Campbell facing Trevor Peek.
- •Page signed with UFC in 2023 after a long tenure with Bellator.
- •Ruziboev is on a three-fight winning streak.
- •UFC Paris event takes place at Accor Arena.
- •Event's headline fight remains unannounced.
- 9:43 AMBBC Sport — Britain's Page to fight Ruziboev at UFC Paris
"Britain's Michael 'Venom' Page will face Uzbekistan's Nursulton Ruziboev in a middleweight bout at UFC Paris on 5 September.
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