{
  "id": 6354476,
  "title": "Robert Whittaker Criticizes Michael Page for UFC Paris Fight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/robert-whittaker-criticizes-michael-page-for-ufc-paris-fight",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T00:18:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/robert-whittaker-criticizes-michael-page-001833665.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Robert Whittaker, a light heavyweight contender, has criticized Michael Page for his performance at UFC Paris. Despite winning by unanimous decision against Nursulton Ruziboev, Page was heavily criticized for his lack of significant strikes, landing only 12 strikes during the contest. Since the fight, Page has been deemed ineligible by the MMA media to be ranked, signaling the UFC's possible parting ways with him after his six-fight deal, though no official decision has been made yet.\n\nIn an interview on the MMArcade Podcast, Whittaker expressed difficulty in watching Page's fighting style during the contest. He acknowledged Page's ability to point-fight at the highest level of MMA, describing him as \"dancing in there\" and \"so fast and fluid\". However, Whittaker found it challenging to tune in to live fights with Page due to his lack of output in the ring.\n\nWhittaker further explained Michael Page's fighting style, stating that it makes it incredibly difficult for his opponents to beat him. \"He definitely is a puzzle for a lot of fighters,\" Whittaker said. \"He's not fun to fight for anyone... As a fighter, and knowing that you get paid more if you win, it's that tricky balance. Because also, he could go out next fight, listen to our comments, and go out there and just start throwing hands, get starched, cut, and that's it. That's the reality. That could very well happen, especially after he has kind of just point-won every fight.\"",
  "summary": "UFC light heavyweight contender Robert Whittaker criticized Michael Page for his performance against Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris.Although Page won a unanimous decision against Ruziboev, he was heavily criticized for his lack of output in the contest, as he landed just 12 significant strikes during the bout.Since the fight ended, Page has been deemed ineligible […] The post Robert Whittaker…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}