Overview
- The UFC announced the welterweight matchup for UFC Fight Night 271 scheduled for March 28 in Seattle.
- Chiesa arrives on a three-fight win streak capped by a 2025 decision over Court McGee after victories against Tony Ferguson and Max Griffin.
- Harris enters at 4-3 in the promotion seeking to stop a two-fight slide following losses to Santiago Ponzinibbio and Khaos Williams.
- Other UFC-confirmed bouts for the event are Marcin Tybura vs. Valter Walker, Casey O’Neill vs. Gabriella Fernandes, and Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Yousri Belgaroui.
- This will be Chiesa’s first appearance in Washington since 2013, when he fell to Jorge Masvidal in Seattle.