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.
Page is also riding a three-fight win streak, with wins over Shara Magomedov, former ***** le 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 Ruziboev
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.
Page is also riding a three-fight win streak, with wins over Shara Magomedov, former ***** le 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 Ruziboev
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