{"id":549022,"date":"2026-03-20T13:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/549022\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:07:09","slug":"michael-venom-page-frustrated-with-ufc-matchmaking-no-clear-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/549022\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael ‘Venom’ Page: Frustrated with UFC Matchmaking: ‘No Clear Communication’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael \u201cVenom\u201d Page (24-3) has expressed frustration with UFC matchmaking, citing a lack of clear communication and defined paths toward title contention. Page contrasts his current UFC experience with his time in Bellator, where he felt there was more transparency. <\/p>\n

Page explained that he feels like he’s \u201cworking blind\u201d due to the lack of transparency from the promotion. He questions whether his current matchmaking reflects his standing in the division.<\/p>\n

Page joined the UFC in 2024 and holds a 3-1 record in the promotion, including a win over Jared Cannonier at UFC 319 on August 16, 2025.<\/p>\n

MVP on UFC Matchmaking<\/p>\n

Page elaborated on his frustration with the lack of clear goals in UFC matchmaking, making it difficult for fighters to plan their careers. Michael ‘Venom’ Page said via Cageside Press<\/a>:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s very difficult to say. I just don\u2019t know how they\u2019re making their decisions. It feels like there\u2019s no clear communication that \u2018this is what we\u2019re looking for.\u2019 Even rankings don\u2019t really mean anything. Before, at least you had an idea: if you get to that ranking, something might happen. Now it seems sporadic. Without clear direction from the UFC, it\u2019s hard for anyone to speculate until there\u2019s a clear \u2018these are the things that will push you forward.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Page’s upcoming fight at UFC London against Sam Patterson is part of a main card that includes Movsar Evloev vs. Lerone Murphy, Luke Riley vs. Michael Aswell, and Roman Dolidze vs. Christian Leroy Duncan. UFC London takes place on March 21, 2026, at the O2 Arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael \u201cVenom\u201d Page (24-3) has expressed frustration with UFC matchmaking, citing a lack of clear communication and defined…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":549023,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,129539,1656,1138,641,168146,4552,213633,17234,638,14798,82,11376,640,57234,2547],"class_list":["post-549022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-clear","tag-communication","tag-fight","tag-fighting","tag-frustrated","tag-match","tag-matchmaking","tag-michael","tag-mma","tag-page","tag-sports","tag-title","tag-ufc","tag-venom","tag-with"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/549023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}