A member of Jeremiah
Wells’ team tested positive for COVID-19 just hours before his
sophomore Octagon appearance, resulting in the cancellation of his
UFC
on ESPN 31 matchup with Jake
Matthews.
Wells revealed the news in a post on his Instagram account. It’s
currently unclear if the welterweight bout will be rescheduled for
a future event, or if Wells and Matthews will be booked against
different opponents.
“Sorry everyone, I just found out that my fight is canceled due to
exposure of Covid,” Wells wrote. “My test result came back
negative, but one of my corner men had a result of positive. Thank
you to everyone who supported me, helped me with this fight camp
and cheer me on.”
UFC on ESPN 31 will proceed with 13 fights. The card takes place at
the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a bantamweight clash
between Jose Aldo and
Rob
Font. The prelims begin on ESPN and ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m.
PT, while the main card airs on ESPN and ESPN+ beginning at 10 p.m.
ET/7 p.m. PT.