{"id":52550,"date":"2026-07-16T22:59:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/52550\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:59:51","slug":"michael-page-returns-at-ufc-paris-against-surging-nursulton-ruziboev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/52550\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Page returns at UFC Paris against surging Nursulton Ruziboev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OUI OUI \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7<\/p>\n<p>Michael Venom Page &amp; Nursulton Ruziboev will clash at middleweight<br \/>\nat <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/UFCParis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#UFCParis<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n<p>[ September 5 | LIVE on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/paramountplus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ParamountPlus<\/a><br \/>\n] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HbzdoPnFrU\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/HbzdoPnFrU<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UFConParamount\/status\/2077429231370543596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\nJuly 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Michael-Page-91937\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael<br \/>\nPage<\/a> is among the latest additions to the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> event in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Several matchups, mostly featuring European fighters, have been<br \/>\nfinalized for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-Fight-Night-287-Sept-5-113189\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC<br \/>\nParis<\/a> on Sept. 5 at Accor Arena in Paris, France.The UFC announced several new fights for its Sept. 5 event in<br \/>\nFrance<br \/>\n<br \/>\nPage (25-3) will take on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Nursulton-Ruziboev-175547\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nursulton<br \/>\nRuziboev<\/a> (37-9) in a middleweight bout at UFC Paris. The<br \/>\nEnglishman is 4-1 in the UFC and currently on a three-fight winning<br \/>\nstreak. Despite a commendable Octagon record, \u201cVenom\u201d has been<br \/>\nseverely criticized for the lackluster nature of his recent<br \/>\noutings. Meanwhile, Ruziboev is 5-1 in the UFC with four finishes.<br \/>\nThe Uzbek middleweight is currently on a three-fight winning<br \/>\nstreak.<\/p>\n<p>UFC Paris also features undefeated heavyweight prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Mario-Pinto-310173\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mario Pinto<\/a><br \/>\n(12-0) against knockout artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Ryan-Spann-68057\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Spann<\/a><br \/>\n(24-11). Pinto earned his UFC contract with a first-round knockout<br \/>\nwin on the Contender Series in 2024. The Portuguese prospect has<br \/>\nsince finished two of his three UFC wins. Meanwhile, Spann has seen<br \/>\nthe judges\u2019 scorecards only six times in his 35 career outings.<br \/>\n\u201cSuperman\u201d is 10-6 in the UFC and coming off back-to-back wins.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Losene-Keita-287481\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Losene<br \/>\nKeita<\/a> (16-2) will take on Tajikistan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Muhammadjon-Naimov-228381\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Muhammadjon<br \/>\nNaimov<\/a> (13-4) in a featherweight clash at UFC Paris. Keita<br \/>\ndropped a closely contested split decision against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Nathaniel-Wood-82395\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nathaniel<br \/>\nWood<\/a> in his UFC debut this past March. Meanwhile, Naimov is 5-2<br \/>\nin the UFC and coming off a knockout loss against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Mairon-Santos-297155\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mairon<br \/>\nSantos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Oumar-Sy-310239\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oumar<br \/>\nSy<\/a> (12-2) will have the Paris home crowd behind him when he<br \/>\ntakes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Modestas-Bukauskas-152163\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Modestas<br \/>\nBukauskas<\/a> (20-7) in a light heavyweight tilt at Accor Arena. Sy<br \/>\nwas a highly touted finishing machine coming into the UFC in 2024.<br \/>\nHe has since gone 3-2 in the promotion and is coming off a shocking<br \/>\nupset loss against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Ion-Cutelaba-101427\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ion<br \/>\nCutelaba<\/a> via submission. Meanwhile, Bukauskas is 7-2 in his<br \/>\nsecond UFC stint since 2023. The Lithuanian is coming off a<br \/>\nsplit-decision win over debutant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Christian-Edwards-270755\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian<br \/>\nEdwards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Nora-Cornolle-367103\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nora<br \/>\nCornolle<\/a> (9-4) will look to return to the win column in front<br \/>\nof her home fans when she faces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Klaudia-Sygula-328753\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Klaudia<br \/>\nSygula<\/a> (8-2) at UFC Paris. Cornolle is 3-3 in the UFC and<br \/>\ncoming off a two-fight slump. Meanwhile, Sygula is on a two-fight<br \/>\nwinning streak since suffering a knockout loss in her UFC debut in<br \/>\n2024.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd25 La francophonie est bien repr\u00e9sent\u00e9e pour<br \/>\ncet <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/UFCParis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#UFCParis<\/a><br \/>\n!<\/p>\n<p>Ne manquez pas l\u2019ouverture de la billetterie CE VENDREDI <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9gv9x5C7MH\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/9gv9x5C7MH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC France (@UFCFRA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UFCFRA\/status\/2077302235935957488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\nJuly 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OUI OUI \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Michael Venom Page &amp; Nursulton Ruziboev will clash at middleweight at #UFCParis \ud83e\udd29 [ September&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[641,34091,6,30],"class_list":["post-52550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-paris","tag-article","tag-https-www-sherdog-com-news-news-ufc","tag-news","tag-paris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}