Matt
Brown won’t be fighting at UFC
on ESPN 31 as originally planned.
“The Immortal” announced on Tuesday via social media that he has
tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to withdraw from a
proposed matchup with Bryan
Barberena on the Dec. 4 card. It’s currently unknown if
Barberena will remain on the card.
“S—-ty day today,” Brown wrote. I tested positive for COVID so my
fight next weekend is off.
“I was sick af over the weekend but feel better for the most part
now,” he added. “Lost smell today. Did a jog outside today and
lungs burned some I thought maybe it was just the cold air but
maybe I’m still sick. I’ll get over it quickly and go from
there.”
Brown, 40, is coming off a second-round knockout of Dhiego Lima
at UFC on ESPN 25 on June 19. That halted a two-bout skid for “The
Ultimate Fighter 7” veteran, who has won three of his last five
Octagon appearances dating back to 2017.
UFC on ESPN 31 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is
headlined by a bantamweight showdown between Jose Aldo and
Rob
Font.
Shitty day today I tested positive for covid
so my fight next weekend is off— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal)
November 24, 2021
I was sick af over the weekend but feel
better for the most part now. Lost smell today. Did a jog outside
today and lungs burned some I thought maybe it was just the cold
air but maybe I’m still sick. I’ll get over it quickly and go from
there— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal)
November 24, 2021