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To my family, friends, and team champion.
Thank you so much for the love and support.My opponent @karlbabyk
has been diagnosed with COVID-19, therefore @UFC has decided
to move our fight to the 19th DECEMBER 2020. Wishing
@K_babyk_roberson a speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/PI7fM3SJAY— Dalcha Lungiambula (@Dalcha_Champion)
December 7, 2020
A positive COVID-19 test has resulted in the postponement of a UFC
256 middleweight clash between Karl
Roberson and Dalcha
Lungiambula.
Lungiambula initially announced that Roberson had tested positive
for COVID-19 on Twitter, and the news has since been confirmed by
multiple outlets. However, there are conflicting reports —
including Lungiambula’s claim — as to whether the bout will be
rebooked for UFC Fight Night 183 on Dec. 19. As of now, Roberson
vs. Lungiambula is not yet official for that event.
UFC 256 takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is
headlined by a flyweight championship tilt between Deiveson
Figueiredo and Brandon
Moreno. The event also lost a strawweight scrap pitting
Angela
Hill against Tecia
Torres due to COVID-19 over the weekend.
Roberson had a two-bout winning streak halted at UFC on ESPN 10,
where he was submitted in the opening stanza by Marvin
Vettori on June 13.
Lungiambula saw a six-fight professional winning streak come to an
end in his second Octagon appearance, as he was knocked out by
Magomed
Ankalaev at UFC Fight Night 163.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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