Michael Chiesa secures new opponent for UFC Seattle retirement fight Michael Chiesa will compete in his final UFC event at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on March 28, with his opponent now set as Niko Price. Originally scheduled to face Carlston Harris, Chiesa’s fight was postponed after Harris withdrew due to visa complications. The revised matchup was announced during the UFC Fight Night 270 broadcast, marking the 38-year-old’s last appearance in the organization after 22 UFC fights. Chiesa, a former Season 15 "Ultimate Fighter" winner, enters the bout on a three-fight winning streak, including decisive submissions against Tony Ferguson and Max Griffin. His retirement fight will take place at UFC Fight Night 271, where he will face Price, a 36-year-old fighter with a record of 16-10 in MMA and 8-10 in UFC. Price has struggled recently, suffering three consecutive losses, including a knockout defeat to Nikolay Veretennikov at UFC Fight Night 266 in February. His past six fights have resulted in five losses, with his only victory in that stretch coming against Alex Morono at UFC 302. The updated UFC Fight Night 271 card features a variety of matchups, including Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer, Maycee Barber vs. Alexa Grasso, and Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Yousri Belgaroui. Other notable bouts include Lerryan Douglas vs. Julian Erosa, Terrance McKinney vs. Kyle Nelson, Gabriella Fernandes vs. Casey O'Neill, Marcio Barbosa vs. Kangjie Zhu, Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Chase Hooper, Bruno Lopes vs. Navajo Stirling, Bruna Brasil vs. Alexia Thainara, Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Tofiq Musayev, and Tyrell Fortune vs. Marcin Tybura.#climate_pledge_arena #michael_chiesa #niko_price #ufc_fight_night_271 #ufc_fight_night_270
