UFC Paris adds several bouts, including Michael Page’s surprising middleweight return
MMA Fighting • • sports
Key Points:
- Michael Page is returning to middleweight to face Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris on September 5, with the event streaming exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S.
- Page, who recently moved back to welterweight and won against Sam Patterson, will now challenge Ruziboev, a rising middleweight contender with a 5-1 UFC record.
- Additional fights announced for UFC Paris include Modestas Bukauskas vs. Oumar Sy at light heavyweight, Losene Keita vs. Muhammad Naimov, and Mario Pinto vs. Ryan Spann in heavyweight.
- The card also features French middleweight Matthieu Duclos making his UFC debut against Luis Felipe Dias, and a women's bantamweight bout with Nora Cornolle facing Klaudia Sygula.
