Bellator’s Austin Vanderford is out of his fight this Saturday due to a positive COVID-19 test. Vanderford will be replaced by Pat Casey for the matchup with Daniel Madrid. Vanderford confirmed on social media that it was the second positive COVID-19 test. “Unfortunately I won’t be able to compete for @bellatormma next weekend,” the Instagram […]
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UFC on ESPN+34 down to 7 fights due to COVID-19
Three fighters have been removed by the UFC on Saturday, the day of its event, due to positive COVID-19 tests. According to MMA Junkie, the Thiago Moises-Jalin Turner fight was taken off the card at the UFC Apex Saturday night due to “coronavirus concerns” regarding Moses. Similarly, Marcos Rogerio de Lima was pulled from Saturday’s […]
Teixeira tests positive for COVID-19, fight versus Santos delayed to October
Glover Teixeira has tested positive for COVID-19 and his September 12th fight with Thiago Santos will not take place according to multiple sources and first reported by Combate. The fight has been moved to the October 3rd. The light heavyweight matchup will determine a potential challenger for the recently vacated title by Jon Jones. Dominick […]
Three more UFC fights delayed due to positive COVID-19 tests
Three UFC fights have been delayed due to positive COVID-19 tests. The first one postpones the rematch between Ion Cutelaba and Magomed Ankalaev set for Saturday at the UFC Apex. Cutelaba tested positive for COVID-19 and was removed from the bout against Ankalaev. A statement from the UFC indicated that it would be rescheduled for […]
UFC Featherweight out of fight Saturday due to COVID-19
Giga Chikadze has withdrawn from his fight with Alex Caceres due to a positive coronavirus test. He was scheduled to fight Saturday at UFC Vegas 8. The featherweight was pulled from the bout due to a positive COVID-19 test. Caceres will now meet Austin Springer on Saturday night. Kevin Croom was the original replacement for […]