The hits keep come on coming regarding COVID-19 and UFC
256.
Welterweight Dwight
Grant announced via Instagram on Monday that he tested positive
for the virus and his bout vs. Jingliang
Li has been canceled.
“Hey what’s up everyone? I gotta give y’all some bad news, I’m not
going to be fighting this weekend. My last Covid 19 test came back
positive but luckily the symptoms haven’t been severe,” Grant
wrote. “This news hit especially hard because of all the hard work
and excitement I have for this fight. It’s out of my control so im
not going to try not to dwell on it too much, but to call it
disappointing is an understatement.
“So now I’m focusing all my energy on getting better. Im going to
quarantine and by the grace of God, be able to fight again soon.
Thank you everyone for all your support. I’ll be back even more
determined and fired up to go.”
The promotion has not announced if Grant vs. Li will be rescheduled
or if a replacement opponent will be sought for “The Leech.” UFC
256 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a
flyweight title clash between Deiveson
Figueiredo and Brandon
Moreno.
A competitor on Season 2 of Dana White’s Contender Series, Grant is
coming off a first-round KO loss ot Daniel
Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN 15. The American Kickboxing Academy
representative is 2-2 in UFC competition.