Overview
- At UFC Fight Night 271 in Seattle, Niko Price lost to hometown welterweight Michael Chiesa by first-round submission and then removed his gloves to signal retirement.
- Price had told the UFC about his plan roughly 10 days before the event and expected a short interview to say goodbye.
- The broadcast gave the in-cage interview and a tribute video to Chiesa, and Price said he was ushered out without any sendoff.
- Daniel Cormier later said on his YouTube channel he did not feel he could interview Price after speaking with Chiesa, a call that drew sharp pushback from fans online.
- The 36-year-old ends a decade in the promotion with an 8-11 UFC mark and says he will focus on a family-run bait business and coaching in Florida.