UFC matchmakers have been busy filling up the promotion’s September 5th return to France.
While there is no sign that the UFC will go ahead and grant Ciryl Gane’s wish to fight Tom Aspinall at this year’s UFC Paris event, we now have the skeleton of a card including a welterweight contest between No. 12 ranked Michael “Venom” Page and unranked Nursulton Ruziboev.
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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 headliner for Bellator.
Both Page and Ruziboev have fought at middleweight before, but the promotion has them fighting at 170 this time. Page’s last fight was a glacial decision win over the similarly styled Sam Patterson. He’s 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.
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:
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Oumar Sy vs Modestas Bukauskas
Mario Pinto vs Ryan Spann
Losene Keita vs Muhammad Naimov
Fabia Sintes vs Michael Aljarouj
Kurtis Campbell vs Trevor Peek
Matthieu Duclos vs Luis Felipe Dias
Nora Cornolle vs Klaudia Sygula
UFC Paris, aka UFC Fight Night 287, takes place at the Accor Arena in Paris, France on September 5th. We’ll keep you updated as fights continue to be added to the card, including a main event.
