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ultimate fighting championship Star Michael “Venom” Page As he waits in London for an ideal match from his opponent, he laments the matchmaking process for promotion.
Page last fought in August, defeating former title challenger Jared Cannonier, and now he appears to be back in the ring May come to UFC London in March. For now, however, this seems to be both a hope and an expectation for the British.
Page seems unsure whether his next fight will be at middleweight (where he’s 2-0 in 2025) or his preferred welterweight division (where he’s 1-1 in 2024 — his first year in the UFC after leaving Bellator).
“My probably next game would be… because they’re coming to London, like they always do in March,” Page said on the show. showN show podcast. “I’m a big name here and they want me to play but they still have no opponent.
“So it’s like: ‘Yeah, you’re definitely going to play in March and we’re still trying to find an opponent.'”
“I was in two weight classes. I said I wanted to be welterweight. I had a middleweight fight with Sarah “Bullet” on a whim. [Magomedov, in February]don’t mind. Then I was like, “Give me another welterweight fight.” “Nobody’s available.” “Okay, give me another middleweight fight.” They gave me another middleweight fight, which was cool.
“‘Give me another welterweight fight.’ “Nobody’s available. “How could no one be available? That’s what I really got.
“This guy… I kid you not: there was a fight the other day with a bunch of welterweights doing a show, and he just won a fight and did really well. [I] Send them a message: “This is a great fight for me in London.”
“[They said:] “Oh, we’ve got plans for him.” This [guy] Just got out of the cage! I’ve been absent for months and you don’t have any plans for me, but do you have plans for him? It doesn’t make any sense, man.
“In my mind, something was going on. I don’t know what it was, but it was weird… Like I said, I’m not going to try to overemphasize it because I know there were other things going on.”
UFC London is set to take place on Saturday, March 21, but the event at the O2 Arena has yet to be confirmed.
The 38-year-old Page made his UFC debut, defeating Kevin Holland before losing to Ian Machado-Gary. In 2025, he moved up to middleweight and defeated Magomedov and Cannonier. All of his UFC fights have been decided by decision.