Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis were set to go head to head this weekend in a vital heavyweight clash. Unfortunately, Blaydes has reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 and the main event has been scrapped.
This news was broke by Ariel Helwani of ESPN MMA who has confirmed the situation with multiple sources:
Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis — tomorrow night’s UFC main event — has been canceled, per multiple sources. Blaydes has tested positive for COVID.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 27, 2020
The promotion is hoping to reschedule the fight in December, sources say, though that isn’t a done deal just yet.
The weigh ins are currently going on right now, so it will be too late to find Lewis a replacement. The fight card was heavily reliant on this main event, and losing it will be a big blow to the UFC.
Anthony Smith v Devin Clark will now be a five round Main Event.
We wish Blaydes a speedy recovery.
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