Dana White not impressed with Michael ‘Venom’ Page at UFC London: ‘It was a bad fight’

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Michael Page of England prepares to face Sam Patterson of England in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at The O2 on March 21, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Add Dana White to the growing list of people unimpressed with Michael “Venom” Page after his winning performance at UFC London on Saturday evening. Across three rounds, Page landed just 33 strikes and attempted only 61 going up against frequent training partner Sam Patterson on the main card.

The crowd at the O2 arena unleashed a chorus of boos during and after the fight as Page failed to live up to expectations in his return to the welterweight division while fighting at home in England. The UFC CEO reportedly got up and walked out of the arena during the Page fight and it’s safe to say he wasn’t a fan of the performance. “I mean I didn’t think it was a great fight either,” White said reacting to Page’s win.

“It was a bad fight. I don’t know. He won so we’ll see what’s next.

” Well known as a counter-striker with deadly accuracy, Page just didn’t engage much during the 15-minute fight and Patterson struggled to produce much offense of his own. The fighters were even warned between rounds with referee Rich Mitchell attempting to goad them into more action, although he never actually issued any point deductions for a lack of action. Still, Page’s performance definitely left something to be desired after he lamented about a long layoff between fights after picking up back-to-back wins in the middleweight division.