Joe Rogan blames matchmakers for Michael ‘Venom’ Page dud: ‘This is a crazy 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) Michael “Venom” Page returned to action at UFC London last night, or should we say inaction based on what we witnessed in the cage? Page electrified the O2 Arena audience during his walkout and the fighter announcements, and then put them to sleep during his 15 minute decision win over fellow Brit Sam Patterson.
The two did a whole lot of feinting and backpedaling, and had “the least action of any fight ever, next to Derrick Lewis and Francis Ngannou,” according to Joe Rogan. Rogan wasn’t in the London commentary booth. Instead he was recording a Fight Companion podcast at his studio in Austin, Texas.
That same studio played host to Michael “Venom” Page for an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, and it was clear from that interview that Rogan is a huge MVP stan. That didn’t stop him from trashing the fight, although he suggested perhaps matchmakers were to blame over the fighters. “It’s interesting that they didn’t think of this when they booked this fight,” Rogan said.
“They didn’t think, ‘These guys are training partners, this might be a stinker? ’ Maybe they couldn’t get anybody to fight Venom Page in London? That might be a problem, too.
It might have been a bunch of dudes said no and Patterson was like ‘Let’s go. '” “This is a crazy bad fight. That’s a crazy matchup.