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Michael Venom Page has confessed that he felt disrespected by how the UFC brass handled his exit.

Earlier this month at UFC Paris, MVP fought the final bout of his UFC contract against Nursulton Ruziboev. Page won the bout by unanimous decision, but the 3-round affair was low-action, and MVP was once again denied a post-fight octagon interview.

A few days after the event, it was reported that the UFC would not offer him a new contract, meaning he won’t be re-signed.

Page is on a four-fight winning streak and has a 5-1 record in the UFC. He wanted to continue being a part of the promotion and had hoped to fight for the undisputed strap someday.

Michael Venom Page explains why he felt disrespected

Michael Venom Page believes the promotion should have handled his exit differently and, at the very least, sat down with him to discuss a new, shorter contract with fewer fights. During a recent interview with Ariel Helwani, while discussing why he felt disrespected, “Venom” said:

“I still felt like we’d sit down at the table… I wouldn’t have expected it to be dealt with in the way that it was dealt with. I found that quite disrespectful, to be fair… What is the harm in allowing me to speak [after the fight]? I’ve seen fights that have been absolutely terrible, and they still get to go on the mic and say their piece. This is the second time it’s happened to me.”

Page added that he found out he was cut from the UFC at the same time fans and everybody else elsewhere discovered.

“I found out at the same time everybody else found out… If you’re not happy with the performances, have a conversation with me… At least it gives me a goal and something to work towards, and I know exactly where I stand with the partnership.”

“To hear nothing and have to guess all the time, I think that’s annoying. And even after the fact, to not have a conversation to say, ‘Thank you for your time here, but we’re not going to move forward,’ it would just be nice to hear that beforehand.”

Lastly, MVP revealed that he sent a message to UFC staff and others, thanking them for everything they had done for him during his time with the promotion.

“I sent a nice message to the guys as well because, regardless of this, I enjoyed my time. I always go on about the staff and the team there; they’re great.”

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Jake Paul wants Michael Venom Page to join Most Valuable Promotions

Jake Paul is interested in signing Michael Venom Page to Most Valuable Promotions. After the news of Page’s UFC exit hit social media, “The Problem Child” posted on X:

“Think it’s time to bring MVP to MVP.”

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During the same interview with Ariel Helwani, Page also revealed that he’s interested in signing with Jake Paul’s organization. The 39-year-old wants to fight for 2 more years before potentially retiring.

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Scott Coker‘s new MMA promotion will be Ki MMA, set to launch in 2027.

The former president of the now-defunct Bellator MMA announced that it will launch early next year, alongside Rich Chou.

And the promotion is reportedly set to kick off with a 32-Man Grand Prix Tournament in the featherweight division. A total of 32 fighters across 4 continents, viz. Asia, Europe, South America, and North America (eight from each continent) will fight it out, with four continental champions eventually getting crowned.

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The winners from each continent will compete in the final event, in a knockout format, to win the Ki MMA championship.

In addition to this, the fights are set to take place in a ring.

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Coker then, in an interview with talkSport, spoke about the money on offer for the fighters in Ki MMA. He said:

So those athletes will fight each other in one night for the finals to crown the world champion…That’s the one that will win the big prize money, and the fighters will win money along the way…But if you win the big World Cup finals, then you’ll get the majority of the prize money. You’ll be the world champ, and you’ll be fighting two times in one night.

It is also worth noting that Ki comes from a Japanese word that signifies ‘spirit, mind, and energy.’

Potential Locations For Ki MMA tournament Confirmed by Scott Coker

Scott Coker also confirmed the potential locations for the Ki MMA Grand Prix tournament.

Among them were San Jose (North America), Dublin, Budapest, Italy, or France (Europe), South Korea, Japan (Asia), and Brazil (South America).

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Dan Hooker isn’t shying away from admitting exactly what’s driving him into the octagon against “new kids” like Salahdine Parnasse, and it has little to do with rankings or reputation.

The veteran lightweight will take on Parnasse in the main event of UFC Paris 2026 at the Accor Arena this weekend.

Ahead of the fight, Hooker spoke about the upcoming bout set to be the “biggest payday” of his career, and said that he would even fight Francis Ngannou if offered the same money. In an interview with RMC Sport Combat, ‘Hangman’ said:

If they pay me this much money to fight the new kids then I’ll be fighting the new kids until the day I die…I’d fight Francis Ngannou for the amount of money they’re paying. Biggest payday of my career for sure.

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Despite fighting some of the biggest names in the division, including Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, and even Michael Chandler, it’s Parnasse who is set to hand Hooker the biggest purse of his career.

Dan Hooker Brings Up Michael Chandler and Salahdine Parnasse to explain why he will be Usman Nurmagomedov’s First Fight

Usman Nurmagomedov might be one of the biggest names next in line to join the UFC. The undefeated (22-0) fighter has not renewed his contract with the PFL (MVP MMA), making him one of MMA’s hottest free agents.

And Dan Hooker believes he will be the one to welcome Nurmagomedov to the promotion. Citing examples of already having fought a debutant, Michael Chandler, and his upcoming fight against another debutant, Salahdine Parnasse, Hooker stated in an interview with Submission Radio:

It’s the same thing as when I fought Chandler; it’s the same thing with this Parnasse guy. It’ll be the same thing with Usman. No one else will take the fight… None of these other guys in the division wanna risk it. So they call up Dan Hooker, offer him a bit of danger money, and he welcomes these boys to the big leagues. [via Championship Rounds]

Check out Dan Hooker’s comments below:

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