{"id":803534,"date":"2026-07-15T13:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/803534\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:23:09","slug":"ufc-paris-adds-8-fights-including-michael-venom-page-vs-nursulton-ruziboev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/803534\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Paris adds 8 fights including Michael \u2018Venom\u2019 Page vs. Nursulton Ruziboev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">UFC matchmakers have been busy filling up the promotion\u2019s September 5th return to France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">While there is no sign that the UFC will go ahead and grant Ciryl Gane\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/456824\/ufc-heavyweight-champ-tom-aspinall-ready-to-fight-ciryl-gane-were-just-waiting-for-dates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wish to fight Tom Aspinall<\/a> at this year\u2019s UFC Paris event, we now have the skeleton of a card including a welterweight contest between No. 12 ranked Michael \u201cVenom\u201d Page and unranked Nursulton Ruziboev.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">For the second time in a row, Page is being forced to fight an opponent without ranking, a reoccurring issue for the tricky point striker who spent his pre-UFC career as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2017\/4\/26\/15439314\/bellator-179-michael-venom-page-could-soon-become-mma-hottest-free-agent-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">headliner for Bellator. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Both Page and Ruziboev have fought at middleweight before, but the promotion has them fighting at 170 this time. Page\u2019s last fight was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-results\/430849\/ufc-london-the-morning-after-promotional-politics-backfire-in-all-time-bad-fight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a glacial decision win<\/a> over the similarly styled Sam Patterson. He\u2019s on a three fight streak since losing to Ian Machado Garry back in June 2024. Ruziboev just won via first round neck crank at UFC Baku, giving him a 3 fight streak and improving his UFC record to 5-1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">French fighters Oumar Sy, Michael Aljarouj, and Nora Cornolle were also added to the card along with a collection of UK, European, and Brazilian talent. The bouts were released on the official UFC France X (formerly Twitter) account. Take a look at the additions below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Oumar Sy vs Modestas Bukauskas<br \/>Mario Pinto vs Ryan Spann<br \/>Losene Keita vs Muhammad Naimov<br \/>Fabia Sintes vs Michael Aljarouj<br \/>Kurtis Campbell vs Trevor Peek<br \/>Matthieu Duclos vs Luis Felipe Dias<br \/>Nora Cornolle vs Klaudia Sygula<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/latest-news\/449179\/nous-sommes-de-retour-next-ufc-paris-date-event-details-announced-for-sept-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Paris,<\/a> aka UFC Fight Night 287, takes place at the Accor Arena in Paris, France on September 5th. We\u2019ll keep you updated as fights continue to be added to the card, including a main event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC matchmakers have been busy filling up the promotion\u2019s September 5th return to France. 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