At least one epidemiologist is speaking out after UFC 249 fighter Ronaldo Souza tested positive for coronavirus Friday night. The UFC announced that Souza, who was scheduled to face Uriah Hall in a middleweight bout, was removed from the card after he and two of his cornermen tested positive for COVID-19 . All three men were found to be asymptomatic. Souza, who’s based in Orlando, Fla., and drove to Jacksonville on Wednesday, informed UFC officials upon his arrival that he’d been exposed to a family member with coronavirus. With this knowledge, the UFC tested Souza – as it has every person staying at the host hotel – and allowed him to remain on the card. On Friday morning, Souza stepped on the scale for UFC 249 weigh-ins wearing a face covering and gloves
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