‘They said I’d get mic time’

Niko Price has shared his first response to the UFC’s decision to disregard his retirement.

‘The Hybrid’ spent 10 years in MMA’s premier promotion before calling it a profession at UFC Seattle this past weekend.

Niko Price took off his gloves and waited for a final UFC interview that never got here after being submitted by Michael Chiesa on Saturday night.

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‘The Maverick’ retired after his fight with Niko Price at UFC Seattle.

Niko Price: “I needed to stand there and watch”

Michael Chiesa also retired, so the unique circumstance of a double retirement occurred at UFC Seattle.

The Ultimate Fighter 15 winner got a fairy tale sendoff as a video of his profession highlights played on the large screen.

UFC commentator Daniel Cormier interviewed Chiesa before shocking fans by walking straight out of the Octagon afterwards.

“I needed to stand there and watch his whole thing,” Price recently told Inside Fighting.

“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?’” “Then, I used to be like, ‘Whatever, don’t worry, but can I leave? I don’t need to stay here no more.’

“Then I told my coach because they didn’t even send me off in any respect. They went to my gloves, after which they took an image of him with my gloves. I used to be like, ‘No, I wanted to try this picture with my gloves.’ He has his gloves on in the image.”

Daniel Cormier talks interview snub

Daniel Cormier has explained why he didn’t interview Niko Price after his UFC Seattle retirement fight.

The UFC Hall of Famer didn’t feel it was right to talk with Price after Michael Chiesa’s massive sendoff.

“It was sort of weird, man,” Cormier admitted via YouTube channel on Sunday.

“I didn’t know what I used to be going to do about Niko Price. He was retiring, too.

“I just didn’t feel like you could possibly interview him after you interview Michael in this example.”