Marina Rodriguez and Carla Esparza will not compete on ‘Fight Island.’ The strawweight matchup has been removed from the July 15 UFC event taking place on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The cancellation came after one of Rodriguez’s cornermen tested positive for coronavirus. MMA Junkie’s Nolan King confirmed the news following a Friday report by MMA Fighting . Related MMA community mourns death of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, father of UFC champ Khabib Anderson dos Santos out of UFC 'Fight Island' after testing positive for COVID-19 Coach Eric Albarracin: Henry Cejudo will only return Alexander Volkanovski legacy bout Rodriguez (12-0-2 MMA, 2-0-2) had her COVID-19 test come back negative, but due to precautionary reasons, the bout was scrapped. The Brazilian is undefeated in four UFC fights.
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