{"id":27347,"date":"2026-09-11T03:15:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T03:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=27347"},"modified":"2026-09-11T03:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T03:15:36","slug":"dana-white-reveals-why-ufc-wont-re-sign-michael-page-after-5-1-tenure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=27347","title":{"rendered":"Dana White reveals why UFC won&#8217;t re-sign Michael Page after 5-1 tenure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-label\">Trending:<\/span><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border\"\/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border-2\"\/>Tom Aspinall issues statement on rumored UFC departure after coach\u2019s recent claims<\/p>\n<p>UFC CEO Dana White explained why the promotion opted not to re-sign Michael Page.<\/p>\n<p>Page fought out his UFC contract at UFC Paris and picked up a decision win over Nursulton Ruziboev, which was a rather lackluster fight. When Page signed with the UFC, there was plenty of hype around him as he had multiple highlight-reel finishes in Bellator.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the UFC, Page didn\u2019t have a finish, as all six of his UFC fights went the distance and were rather lackluster. So, despite Page going 5-1 in the UFC, the promotion opted not to re-sign him, which was a matchmaker\u2019s decision, according to White.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, matchmakers make the decision on who stays and who goes. They didn\u2019t want to re-sign him,\u201d White said to the media.<\/p>\n<p>The matchmakers obviously wanted more entertaining fights, and Page wasn\u2019t giving them that, so they decided to move on. Page ended his UFC tenure on a four-fight winning streak as his lone loss was to Ian Machado Garry as \u2018MVP\u2019 bounced between welterweight and middleweight in the UFC.<\/p>\n<h3>Michael Page wanted to re-sign with the UFC<\/h3>\n<p>After Page\u2019s win at UFC Paris, he admitted his performance against Ruziboev wasn\u2019t great, and he admitted he needed to take more risks.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said that he wanted to sit down with the UFC brass and re-sign, as he promised to deliver more entertaining fights and finishes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sit down with the UFC, have a honest conversation,\u201d Page said to UFC News. \u201cI\u2019m going to say, \u2018Look, man, I know I could do better. I\u2019m aspiring to do better. I\u2019m up there. Give me better opponents and have faith that I can go deliver something special for the crowd.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Page is 26-3 as a pro and riding a four-fight winning streak. With \u2018MVP\u2019 a free agent, other promotions such as PFL, BKFC, or Scott Coker\u2019s new promotion could show interest in him.<\/p>\n<p>Are you surprised the UFC opted not to re-sign Michael Page?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 mt-0 os-source\">This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/michael-page\/dana-white-reveals-why-ufc-wont-re-sign-michael-page-after-5-1-tenure\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=dana-white-reveals-why-ufc-wont-re-sign-michael-page-after-5-1-tenure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending:Tom Aspinall issues statement on rumored UFC departure after coach\u2019s recent claims UFC CEO Dana White explained why the promotion opted not to re-sign Michael Page. Page fought out his UFC contract at UFC Paris and picked up a decision win over Nursulton Ruziboev, which was a rather lackluster fight. 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