Believe it or not, there are still people in line to combat Michael 'Venom' page after UFC 319.
The former Bellator star has proven herself as one of the best strikers to get into the Octagon and to have the top middleweight competition Jared Cannonier on his way to a decision gain on Saturday evening in Chicago.
With its speed advantage and unpredictability on the feet, Page has been an extremely frustrating puzzle to find out, with 3-1 in the welter weight and middle weight of the UFC.
After the victory of Page over UFC 319, a former champion cried in three weight classes for a good weight collision with the UFC star.
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Anthony Pettis strives 'Dream Fight' with Michael 'Venom' page
Before Page was signed at the UFC in 2023, Anthony 'Showtime' Pettis was one of the flashest strikers in the UFC.
Coming from a Tae Kwon do background, the former UFC and WEC Lightweight Champion Viral for the kicking of Benson Henderson of De Kooi in 2010.
Pettis had many highlights in the UFC. One of his more striking moments was when he became the first man to eliminate the legendary striker Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson with a Superman Punch in his welterweight debut in 2019.
Years later, the free agent would not mind returning to the UFC Welterweight Division against 'MVP'.
“Me and MVP on 170 !!!” Pettis wrote on X.
#Dreamfight, “Pettis added.
“MVP is raw !!! I wish I fought against him!”
MVP is raw !!!
I wish I fought against him!
– Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) August 17, 2025
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“Facts,” Pettis responded to a fan who said it is not too late to make the fight happen.
Anthony Pettis did not fight in the UFC for almost five years
After a near-decennium in the UFC, Pettis tested the free agency after completing his contract against Alex Morono in December 2020.
'Showtime' left the first promotion with a winning album and stop settings about Thompson, Charles Oliveira, Gilbert Melendez, Henderson and Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone.
Pettis went 1-4 in the PFL in the years since his UFC room. The 38-year-old has not participated in MMA for three years.
In his last three fights, Pettis defeated 54-year-old boxer Roy Jones JR, Benson Henderson in a karate Combat Trilogy Bout, and he lost to Nate Diaz teammate Chris Avila in his most recent boxing match.