Michael Chiesa will still get to make the walk at home for his final UFC fight.
Chiesa (19-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) was originally scheduled to face Carlston Harris (19-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 271 on March 28 event at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, but Harris withdrew due to visa issues. Instead, Chiesa will take on Niko Price (16-10 MMA, 8-10 UFC), as announced during the UFC Fight Night 270 broadcast on Saturday.
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Chiesa, 38, will hang up his gloves after 22 UFC fights. The Season 15 “Ultimate Fighter” winner comes into the fight on a three-fight winning streak – including back-to-back submissions of Tony Ferguson and Max Griffin.
Price has lost three-straight fights, most recently a knockout to Nikolay Veretennikov at UFC Fight Night 266 in February. The 36-year-old has lost five of his past six, with the lone win in that stretch coming over Alex Morono at UFC 302.
The updated UFC Fight Night 271 lineup includes:
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Maycee Barber vs. Alexa Grasso
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Michael Chiesa vs. Niko Price
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Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Yousri Belgaroui
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Lerryan Douglas vs. Julian Erosa
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Terrance McKinney vs. Kyle Nelson
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Gabriella Fernandes vs. Casey O’Neill
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Marcio Barbosa vs. Kangjie Zhu
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Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Chase Hooper
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Bruno Lopes vs. Navajo Stirling
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Bruna Brasil vs. Alexia Thainara
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Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Tofiq Musayev
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Tyrell Fortune vs. Marcin Tybura
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Michael Chiesa gets new opponent for retirement fight at UFC Seattle
