A LEAKED image from inside Dana White’s War Room has seemingly suggested the UFC have signed Michael ‘Venom’ Page.
Karate phenom Page is currently a free agent after the expiration of his contract with Bellator, who were recently purchased by the Professional Fighters League.
UFC president and newly-minted CEO White revealed last month that the the promotion had held talks with the Brit.
And those talks appear to have bore fruit, with a short-notice match-up at UFC 297 seemingly on the cards.
Footage from inside the promotion’s matchmaking room during the Nelk Boys’ recent interview with White showed Page’s name opposite fan favourite Kevin Holland.
Screengrabs of the proposed match-up were promptly taken and spread like wildfire among MMA fans on Twitter.
One commented: “Let’s goooo.”
Another said: “Holy bangerrr.”
And another said: “Let’s f***en goo.”
One remarked: “Such a good matchup, though. Holy f**k.”
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Another chimed in: “Perfect matchmaking.”
It’s worth noting that the sighting of the match-up isn’t confirmation that Page has officially signed with the UFC.
Multiple sources revealed to SunSport late last month that talks are still ongoing but nothing have been “confirmed yet”.
Page, 36, admitted to “flirting” with the promotion during a recent appearance on The MMA Fan Show but revealed a deal is not close to fruition.
He said: “I wish I could say for certain that we have or we haven’t.
“Honestly speaking, we’re not there yet. There’s still a few hurdles we need to jump over, but like I said, we’re flirting.”
“I think there’s dream fights and a lot of those dream fights land in the UFC.
“How I feel now to how I felt when I first joined MMA—you first join MMA, the whole goal was UFC because there was no other big shows that could really do anything.
“Over time, things have changed. It’s a lot more than just the name of the brand, there’s a lot more to it now.
“But ultimately, we can still get there and see those dream fights happen.”
