UFC 249: A Fighter Out After Testing Positive For Coronavirus
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deadline.comBy Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV UFC 249 has faced close scrutiny as the biggest sporting event to be held amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Now UFC’s decision to proceed with the event raises further questions as one of the scheduled fighters, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, has been pulled from the card after testing positive for the virus, along with two members of his team “UFC’s medical team examined Souza and his two cornermen and found them to be currently asymptomatic, or not exhibiting the common symptoms of COVID-19,” UFC said in a statement to media outlets, including ESPN, which is slated to carry preliminaries, including Souza’s fight. “As per UFC’s health and safety protocols, all three men have left the host hotel and will be
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