Niko Price reacts to retirement interview snub at UFC Seattle

Niko Price's retirement didn't go as planned in every sense. Price (16-11 MMA, 8-11 UFC) made his last MMA walkout this past Saturday on the main card of UFC Fight Night 271 in Seattle. He stepped in on short notice to fight Michael Chiesa, who is from Washington, and was also entering the last fight of his career.

Price, like any retiring fighter, wanted to close out his career on a high, but unfortunately, he was quickly submitted by Chiesa in the first round. The loss wasn't the only thing that didn't go Price's way. After the fight, Price took off his gloves and laid them on the canvas – a tradition most fighters follow in their final bout.

Yet, despite letting the UFC beforehand that he was retiring and making it known in the cage after the fight, he was passed over for an interview. The post-fight production focused on Chiesa, and was the only fighter to get time on the microphone. "I had to stand there and watch his whole thing, and they're like, 'Yeah, you're going to get mic time.

' I'm like, 'Alright, cool. ' Then I'm like, 'Why am I not getting mic time? '" Price recalled speaking to Inside Fighting .