Aaron Pico isn't in the business of picking and choosing his fights.
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Pros react after Michael Page outpoints Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris
Published
2 months agoon

Today's UFC Paris main card lineup featured a highly anticipated middleweight contest between Michael Page and Nursulton Ruziboev.
Page (26-3 MMA) had entered this afternoon's bout on a three-fight winning streak, this after scoring decision victories over Sharabutdin Magomedov, Jared Cannonier and Sam Patterson in his most previous Octagon appearances. Prior to those triumphs, ‘Venom' had suffered a decision loss to recent UFC welterweight title challenger Ian Machado Garry.
Meanwhile, Nursulton Ruziboev (37-10-2 MMA) also entered today's bout sporting a three-fight winning streak, with his most recent Octagon victory coming over Andrey Pulyaev via submission this past June. The Uzbekistan native had gone 12-1 over his past thirteen fights overall prior to today's affair.
Today's UFC Paris ‘Page vs. Ruziboev' contest resulted in an absolute snooze fest. Michael Page was the aggressor throughout the bout, but that isn't saying much. Ruziboev seemingly had no interest in engaging and after fifteen minutes of feints and posturing, ‘Venom' was awarded the unanimous decision victory from the judges' in attendance.
Official UFC Paris Results: Michael Page def. Nursulton Ruziboev by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Check out how the pros reacted to ‘Page vs. Ruziboev' below:
Michael Page promised to deliver a knockout. So of course he is going to point his way to a decision with 30 significant strikes landed. #UFCParis
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) September 5, 2026
John Hathaway in MVP’s corner. It’s nice that even though his return to competition was short-lived that he’s found a more permanent spot in the MMA space #UFCParis
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) September 5, 2026
No fucking way. MVP buggy choke would be too much
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 5, 2026
This fight is making me fall asleep. #UFCParis
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) September 5, 2026
10-9 Ruziboev #UFCParis
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) September 5, 2026
They way they have completely failed at matchmaking Page needs to be studied. Hopefully MVP or Coker know what they’re doing.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 5, 2026
MVP is really one of the most frustrating fighters ever to watch. You know he can do absolutely violent things at a moment’s notice, but he spends 99% of his time doing absolutely nothing. You get like one cool moment from him every 4 fights.
— Tom Taylor (@TomTaylorWrites) September 5, 2026
19-19 #UFCParis
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) September 5, 2026
Post-fight reactions to Michael Page defeating Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris:
29-28 MVP
MVP has proven that he can beat solid competition in the UFC, but he hasn’t been able to do it with the same sort of magic that once made him such a big attraction in MMA.
Smart game plan and should get the nod on the scorecards. Ruziboev barely did anything.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) September 5, 2026
I've never been so excited for a fight to end lmfao
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) September 5, 2026
Yeah I am done defending this guy. Horrendously boring performance, and he can do so much better. Killer instinct of Mother Teresa. https://t.co/R4CHQCa3Tg
— Tom Taylor (@TomTaylorWrites) September 5, 2026
ZERO chance the UFC re-signs Michael Page after this performance. No way. He’s gone. #UFCParis
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) September 5, 2026
Who would you like to see ‘MVP' fight next following his decision victory over Ruziboev this afternoon in France? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!
This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM
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Tatiana Suarez reveals what she took away from past title fight loss to Zhang Weili
Published
9 hours agoon
November 5, 2026
Zuffa LLCUFC star Tatiana Suarez has taken a look back at what she was able to learn from her title loss to Zhang Weili ahead of her return.
In early 2025, Tatiana Suarez fell to her first loss in professional mixed martial arts at the hands of Zhang Weili. Since then, however, she has done a pretty good job of rebuilding herself, with victories over Amanda Lemos and Loopy Godinez.
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Ahead of her fight against Virna Jandiroba this weekend, Tatiana Suarez has been reflecting on what went down against Zhang Weili. Of course, a loss is always hard to take, but it can often help you become an even better version of yourself.
In an interview, Tatiana Suarez had the following to say on the matter.
Tatiana Suarez reflects on former title fight defeat
“I took a lot from that fight, obviously – um, I guess it's not obvious, because not everybody does that, but I'm sure you have to,†Suarez said. “There's just no way you don't take anything from a loss, you know? For me, it's helped me in a lot of ways mentally. Obviously, it's helped me understand things that I also have to improve on, and more so the mindset of it all. Up until that point, I've never faced any adversity in a fight. So, that was the first time I've ever had to face any type of adversity, and I never stopped coming. I always kept trying, so that's something to be said as well.
“So it does show me that I always just never quit. I'm never just going to be like, ‘OK, I'm done.' She hit me with some good shots, and I just kept coming forward. But I think more importantly, I just feel like being a skilled fighter and having the fight IQ is important when you have big fights like that. So, that's what I definitely learned out there as well is like being smarter and fighting smarter.â€
Quotes via MMA Junkie
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Dana White defends Dan Miragliotta over stand-up in Moicano vs. Nolan bout
Published
17 hours agoon
November 5, 2026
White has addressed veteran referee Dan Miragliotta's
controversial stand-up in the Renato
“Money†Moicano vs. Tom Nolan
bout.
Moicano suffered a third-round stoppage loss to Nolan at
UFC Vegas 123 on Oct. 31. However, the fight was marred by
controversy when Miragliotta stood the fighters up for inactivity
while Moicano had Nolan's back in the second round. While it's very
rare for a referee to intervene when a fighter has his opponent's
back, White defended Miragliotta's call.
Why Dana White believes Dan Miragliotta made the right
call
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Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO says that, under the
ruleset, damage is the key factor in stand-ups, not holding
position. White notes that some grapplers can ride their opponent's
back for three rounds and says the referee is right to intervene if
the fighter in a dominant position isn't trying to land damage or
advance position.
“I don't think it's about dominant position,†White said during a
media scrum captured by TheMacLife. “It's about, are you doing
damage or not, trying to win the fight? Some of these guys are so
good, they can f*cking take your back and ride it out for three
rounds. The rules are, if you’re not doing damage or trying to
advance your position, or trying to win the fight, you get stood
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Aaron Pico reveals ideal next opponents but admits ‘I really don’t give a sh*t’ who UFC gives me
Published
1 day agoon
November 4, 2026
After he was supposed to face Arnold Allen at UFC 333, and ultimately faced top prospect Losene Keita instead, Pico never lost any sleep about going from a ranked opponent to a newcomer with only two UFC fights on his resume. In the end, Pico delivered a vicious first-round knockout to improve his own UFC record to 2-1 and now he's ready for the next step towards his ultimate goal of becoming champion.
Pico admits there are some ideal opponents out there for him as he looks ahead to what comes next.
“I think anybody ahead of me in the ranking,†Pixo told MMA Fighting. “I'm definitely going to be watching the Aljamain [Sterling] fight very closely. That's always a possibility. But Lerone Murphy, I'd love to fight him as well. I have no hard feelings against him other than he beat me, and I'd love to avenge that loss. I think fought I really dumb, and he got very, very lucky. But a lot of blessings came after that loss so I'm OK with it.
“We'll see how the Kevin Vallejos and Aljamain Sterling fight goes and if everything goes smooth and no injuries with those guys, maybe that's a possibility of fighting the winner of that. Can't have that, I'd love to run it back with Lerone Murphy. We'll have to see.â€
Of course, Murphy scored a knockout win over Pico in his octagon debut so it's understandable why that rematch offers so much interest to the former Bellator fighter.
That said, Pico makes it clear that he's not in the business of turning down fights much less being that selective when it comes to his opponents.
Much like accepting the Keita fight with the knowledge that it was a high risk, low reward situation, Pico just doesn't like the idea of picking and choosing his opponents even if the person he's fighting doesn't have a number next to their name.
“I'm just speaking honestly from the heart, I'm just going to let you know how I feel. I don't really look at the rankings or anything like that,†Pico said. “Of course, I'm like oh this guy is No. 5 or this guy is No. 10. I'm truly in the mindset I'm after one thing and that's to be the best fighter in the world and fight the best in the world.
“Of course, I have a manager and I let him handle a lot of things and I tell him ‘who do you want me to fight?' and I always tell my family this, when I'm 60 years old in my rocking chair at my ranch, I want to be able to say I fought whoever they threw at me. I really don't give a shit. Some guys are like ‘I can't fight him because he's No. 10 or No. 12 and I'm No. 4.' I truly don't even look at that.
Pico would love nothing more than to have the chance to climb up the featherweight ladder and eventually fight for the title but he's not going to turn down fights just because an opponent doesn't logically make sense.
“I'm of the mindset right now, I am a beginner and I'm trying to learn as much as I possibly can,†Pico said. “I know I have to fight the best guys in the world. Yeah, of course, it's going to be a little bit scary. Of course, I'm a little bit nervous going into fights and training camps, but that just is what it is.
“I'm comfortable with that. If I fight a guy that's not ranked, it just is what it is. I know if I have that mindset, the belt will come sooner than later.â€
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