Tonight’s UFC Fight Night 185 lineup is down to 13 fights.
The lightweight matchup between Luis Pena and Drakkar Klose has been scratched from the card.
Pena (8-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) revealed that he was informed one of Klose’s (11-2-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) cornermen tested positive for COVID-19, and out of precautions, UFC officials removed the bout from the card (via Twitter):
I hate this man but it’s with a heavy heart that must inform you guys that the fight has been called off one of Drakkar’s corner tested positive for covid and out of the health and safety for us both the @ufc decided to pull the fight praying that he and his team remain healthy
— Luis Antonio Pena (@violentbobross) February 20, 2021
I hate this man but it’s with a heavy heart that must inform you guys that the fight has been called off one of Drakkar’s corner tested positive for covid and out of the health and safety for us both the @ufc decided to pull the fight praying that he and his team remain healthy
Klose has yet to issue any comments on the situation of his canceled fight.
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis
- Yana Kunitskaya vs. Ketlen Vieira
- Darrick Minner vs. Charles Rosa
- Chris Daukaus vs. Aleksei Oleinik
- Phil Hawes vs. Nassourdine Imavov
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Tom Aspinall
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Danny Chavez vs. Jared Gordon
- Drakkar Klose vs. Luis Pena
- John Castaneda vs. Eddie Wineland
- Julian Erosa vs. Nate Landwehr
- Shana Dobson vs. Casey O’Neill
- Jamall Emmers vs. Chas Skelly
- Drako Rodriguez vs. Aiemann Zahabi
- Serghei Spivac vs. Jared Vanderaa
