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Michael Chiesa: I was fighting at ‘half my potential’ at lightweight

If Michael Chiesa is right, he hasn’t even scratched the surface of what he’s capable of as a fighter.

A veteran of 15 UFC bouts, the 30-year-old Chiesa is making a major change for his next bout jumping from the lightweight division to the welterweight division after being submitted in his last two fights at 155 pounds.

Chiesa won season 15 of The Ultimate Fighter (beating future title challenger Al Iaquinta) and then proceeded to put together a 7-4 record with notable victories over Beneil Dariush, Jim Miller, and Francisco Trinaldo.