The UFC 251 main event has been deflected by the coronavirus, as Gilbert Burns tested positive for COVID-19 and is out of his fight with welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.
Several people close to the situation informed MMA Junkie on Friday night that Burns (18-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) was withdrawn from his fight with Usman (16-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC), which takes place. next week. on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The fight is expected to be rescheduled at a later date. People requested anonymity because the UFC has yet to make an official announcement.
Burns traveled from Florida, where he trained for UFC 251, to Las Vegas. The promotion is using the city as a hub to send athletes abroad to Abu Dhabi, testing them for COVID-19 before flying to the Middle East. Burns’ test result tested positive, as did his brother and cornerback Herbert Burns and coach Greg Jones.
The three men did not board the charter flight from Las Vegas. Usman also did not get on the plane.
News from Burns’ COVID-19 positive test follows in the footsteps of his Sanford MMA teammate Aung La N Sang, revealing that
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