Michael Chiesa will call it a career after his fight at UFC
Seattle. | Getty/UFC
Michael
Chiesa plans on hanging up the four-ounce gloves in his home
state next month.
“The Ultimate Fighter 15” winner will Carlston
Harris in a welterweight bout at
UFC Seattle on March 28, and he confirmed during an appearance
on the “Anik & Florian Podcast” that it will be his retirement
fight.
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’It’s Like the Universe is Telling Me Something’
“Yeah, this is my last fight. I’ve been kind of on the fence about
it. It’s a hard decision to make,” Chiesa said. “I had my first
fight when I was 20 years old in 2008. All good things come to an
end. I wanted to fight out this contract. I just signed a new
deal before the Court McGee
fight. That was my plan: ‘I’m going to fight out this deal, then
I’m done.’ It’s not like I want to go into free agency – I
love where I’m at. I love the UFC. I have no reason to want to go
fight anywhere else. I want to fight the best guys in the world.
The best guys in the world are right here, and I’ve been competing
with them for 14 years.
“But when they said they’re going back to Seattle – it’s my
22nd UFC fight, 22 is my number, March 28 in my parents’
anniversary. It’s like the universe is telling me
something.”
Chiesa has an opportunity to end his UFC tenure on a four-bout
winning streak. In his last three Octagon appearances, “Maverick”
has bested Tony
Ferguson, Max Griffin
and McGee. The Sikjitsu product debuted in the promotion in 2012
and has compiled a 14-7 mark in the UFC overall. Chiesa has also
been working as a UFC studio analyst for select events.
UFC Seattle — also known as UFC Fight Night 271 — takes place at
Climate Pledge Arena and is headlined by a middleweight clash
pitting Israel
Adesanya against Joe Pyfer.
The card will air in its entirety on Paramount+.
Michael
Chiesa announces his March 28th bout with Carlston
Harris will be the last of his MMA career, finishing where he
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