Chiesa Removed From UFC On FOX 5 Card Due To Illness

UFC lightweight Michael Chiesa

Chiesa falls ill, pulled from "UFC on FOX 5"

"The Ultimate Fighter: Live" winner Michael Chiesa is out of his UFC on Fox 5 bout against Marcus LeVesseur due to an undisclosed illness.

The news comes from the UFC's twitter.

TUF Live winner Michael Chiesa forced off Saturday's Seattle card due to illness - get well soon, @mikemav22

— UFC (@ufc) December 3, 2012

Chiesa is coming off a submission victory over Al Inquinta back in June, where he took home "The Ultimate Fighter 15" crown, while LeVesseur is coming off a split decision win over Carlo Prater this past October.

The removal of the lightweight contest comes as another hit to the preliminary card of this weekend's card, which takes place on Saturday in Seattle. Earlier this week Lavar Johnson was forced out of his fight with Brendan Schaub due to a pulled groin.

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