Michael Page returns to middleweight, meets Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris

By admin — In News — July 15, 2026

   ​Michael Page will move back up to middleweight at UFC Fight Night 287.Page (25-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) takes on Nursulton Ruziboev (37-9-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) on Sept. 5 at Accor Arena in Paris, France, promotion officials announced Wednesday morning.Since suffering his first octagon loss to Joaquin Buckley in a welterweight bout in May 2014, Ruziboev returned to 185 pounds to notch three-straight wins. He is coming off a first-round submission of Andrey Pulyaev at UFC Fight Night 280 in June.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPage is also riding a three-fight win streak, with wins over Shara Magomedov, former title challenger Jared Cannonier, and most recently a lackluster decision win over Sam Patterson in a welterweight bout at UFC Fight Night 270 in March.Michael Page vs. Nursulton RuziboevKurtis Campbell vs. Trevor PeekMatthieu Duclos vs. Luis Felipe Dos SantosModestas Bukauskas vs. Oumar SyLosene Keita vs. Muhammad NaimovMario Pinto vs. Ryan SpannNora Cornolle vs. Klaudia SygulaThis article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Michael Page returns to middleweight, meets Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris  

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