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Australian UFC fighter Alex Volkanovski tests positive for COVID-19 in US
UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski’s title fight has been cancelled after the Australian tested positive for COVID-19.
Key points:
- Alex Volkanovski’s team says he has a sore throat and is being treated by UFC medical staff
- The reigning featherweight champion’s third test since he left Australia last week came back positive for COVID-19
- Volkanovski says he’s “gutted” by the situation but has vowed to return “stronger than before”
The 31-year-old landed in the US last week ahead of his much-anticipated bout with American challenger Brian Ortega in Las Vegas.
Volkanovski tested negative for the virus when he left Australia and again before he entered the UFC bubble, but returned a positive result in his latest test.
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