{"id":40571,"date":"2026-09-16T03:09:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T03:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Michael-Page-calls-UFC-exit-disrespectful-After-51-run-202816"},"modified":"2026-09-16T03:09:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T03:09:50","slug":"michael-page-calls-ufc-exit-disrespectful-after-5-1-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/michael-page-calls-ufc-exit-disrespectful-after-5-1-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Page calls UFC exit \u2018disrespectful\u2019 After 5-1 run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Michael
\nPage<\/a> believes the
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> could have parted ways with him
\nin a more respectful manner.<\/p>\n

Page (26-3) exhausted his UFC contract with a lackluster unanimous
\ndecision win over Nursulton
\nRuziboev<\/a> at
\nUFC Paris<\/a>. \u201cVenom\u201d was denied a post-fight interview,
\nsubsequently dropped from the official UFC rankings and UFC CEO
\nDana
\nWhite<\/a> confirmed that his contract wouldn\u2019t be renewed.<\/p>\n

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Michael Page questions UFC treatment after four straight wins
\nand contract exit<\/h2>\n

Page went 5-1 in the UFC and was riding a four-fight win streak
\nupon exhausting his contract. As such, he believes he deserved
\ncontract negotiations at the very least, rather than a straight
\ndeparture from the promotion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had goals to achieve and regardless of anything, I was winning
\nmy fights, which says to me you get to stay,\u201d Page told Ariel
\nHelwani. \u201cThat’s the premise of this game, is success should breed
\nmore opportunities. So, I still felt like we’ll sit down at the
\ntable\u2026 I felt what may happen is they just say, \u2018Look, we can
\nre-sign you, but it’s going to be a lot less,\u2019 and we work from
\nthere. But I wouldn’t have expected it to be dealt with in the way
\nthat it was dealt with. I found that quite disrespectful, to be
\nfair.\u201d<\/p>\n

Page was known for his highlight-reel knockouts in Bellator
\nMMA<\/a>. He parted ways with Bellator in 2023 when it was taken
\nover by the
\nProfessional Fighters League<\/a> and signed with the UFC. Page\u2019s
\nflashy style didn\u2019t translate into his UFC career as he faced
\nsevere backlash for point-fighting from a distance and failing to
\nrecord a single finish inside the Octagon.<\/p>\n

Notably, Page wasn\u2019t allowed a post-fight Octagon interview after
\nhis win over Ruziboev, marking the second time this has happened.
\nHe says the UFC could\u2019ve let him speak to the Paris crowd when they
\nalready knew he was going to be released.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou’ve seen fights that have been absolutely terrible and they
\nstill get to go on the mic and say their piece,\u201d Page added. \u201cSo,
\nthis is the second time it’s happened to me. I feel like,
\nespecially if you knew you weren’t going to re-sign me, what was
\nthe harm in even allowing me to speak to my fans, speak to the
\nParis crowd who are amazing? I don’t understand who makes those
\ncalls, to know who I’d even go to, to be like, \u2018What’s that
\nabout?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n