A positive COVID-19 test for Victor
Henry has resulted in the cancellation of his proposed
bantamweight clash against Raoni
Barcelos just hours before
UFC Fight Night 199 was set to begin.
MMAjunkie.com first reported the news of the scrapped matchup.
It’s currently unclear if Barcelos vs. Henry will be rebooked at a
future event. Henry was a replacement opponent for Trevin
Jones. UFC Fight Night 199 will proceed with 13 bouts, topped
by a heavyweight duel between Derrick
Lewis and Chris
Daukaus.
Henry has won nine of his last 10 professional bouts. The
34-year-old Los Angeles native last appeared at LXF 6 on Oct. 30,
when he submitted six-time UFC vet Albert
Morales in the second round. Henry has competed for
organizations such as Rizin, Deep, Pancrase and Russian
Cagefighting Championship while compiling a 21-5 professional
mark.
Barcelos, meanwhile, had a nine-bout winning streak snapped in his
last outing, a majority decision loss to Timur
Valiev at UFC Fight Night 190 on June 26. The former
Resurrection Fighting Alliance champ began his promotional tenure
with wins over Kurt
Holobaugh, Chris
Gutierrez, Carlos
Huachin, Said
Nurmagomedov and Khalid
Taha.