Deiveson Figueiredo was cleared to fly to Abu Dhabi for his fight against Joseph Benavidez after testing negative for COVID-19.
(1:02)The bout is not officially off, according to Ismail. "Figueiredo was supposed to travel from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Abu Dhabi on Friday night, but he will not be on that flight because of the positive test. (1:02)The bout is not officially off, according to Ismail.
Our position is that is a false positive. "There is no way he tests positive again. Facebook; Twitter; Facebook Messenger; Pinterest; Email; print; UFC flyweight contender Deiveson Figueiredo is headed to Abu Dhabi after all.. Deiveson Figueiredo tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday in Brazil, his manager, Wallid Ismail, confirmed to ESPN Brazil. Late Friday night, Combate reported that Deiveson Figueiredo has tested positive for the coronavirus. Due to that circumstance, the UFC decided to book the rematch.What the Masvidal-Usman staredown looked like from Dana's perspective (1:02) Due to that circumstance, the UFC decided to book the rematch.What the Masvidal-Usman staredown looked like from Dana's perspective (1:02)
We're waiting the second test to prove that he's clear and can fly normally to fight. The flight leaving Friday is the final one from Brazil for the month. That bout would have been for the vacant flyweight title (like this one is), but Figueiredo missed weight by 2.5 pounds, making him ineligible to win the bout.
The results should be back by Sunday.Ismail said Figueiredo already had the coronavirus in May amid the "Deiveson tested positive two months ago," Ismail told ESPN Brazil. "There is no way he tests positive again. But Ismail told Helwani that if Figueiredo's second COVID-19 results come back negative, he could potentially get on a flight Sunday night.Benavidez and the other U.S.-based fighters on the July 18 event are flying from Las Vegas to Abu Dhabi on Friday night as well.The UFC did not respond to a request for comment on the matter Friday night.There is another top flyweight bout on the July 18 card: Figueiredo (18-1) and Benavidez (28-6) have already fought once this year, a bout Figueiredo won by second-round TKO on Feb. 29.
Heidi Fang and Adam Hill recap some of … The manager told ESPN's Ariel Helwani that Figueiredo will be administered a second COVID-19 test Saturday morning and his team is confident that the first one was a false positive. The UFC is chartering all Brazil-based fighters from Sao Paulo to Yas Island this month for its "Fight Island" bouts. According to his manager, the bout was not yet officially removed and Figueiredo was administered a second COVID-19 test on July 12, 2020 where the result would be back on July 13, 2020 to determined if Figueiredo was free to fight. We're waiting the second test to prove that he's clear and can fly normally to fight. Deiveson Figueiredo, who is scheduled to fight Joseph Benavidez for the vacant flyweight title July 18, has tested positive for COVID-19, per ESPN's Marc Raimondi.. Figueiredo… Figueiredo is scheduled to fight Joseph Benavidez for the vacant flyweight title in the main event of UFC Fight Night on July 18.
The UFC is chartering all Brazil-based fighters from Sao Paulo to Yas Island this month for its "Fight Island" bouts. Deiveson Figueiredo tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday in Brazil, his manager, Wallid Ismail, confirmed to ESPN Brazil. That bout would have been for the vacant flyweight title (like this one is), but Figueiredo missed weight by 2.5 pounds, making him ineligible to win the bout.
You have come to the ESPN Africa edition, for other ESPN editions, click above.Take a look at Dana White's point of view during the staredown between Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman before they fight at UFC 251. The manager told ESPN's Ariel Helwani that Figueiredo will be administered a second COVID-19 test Saturday morning and his team is confident that the first one was a false positive. Our position is that is a false positive. Deiveson Figueiredo technically submitted Joseph Benavidez to claim the vacant UFC flyweight championship. "Figueiredo was supposed to travel from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Abu Dhabi on Friday night, but he will not be on that flight because of the positive test. The flight leaving Friday is the final one from Brazil for the month. Take a look at Dana White's point of view during the staredown between Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman before they fight at UFC 251. The results should be back by Sunday.Ismail said Figueiredo already had the coronavirus in May amid the "Deiveson tested positive two months ago," Ismail told ESPN Brazil.
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