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Dana White Declares Handling of ‘Jacare’ Souza Situation to be ‘A Home Run’

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UFC 249 was the first major sporting event to take place since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the country some eight weeks ago, but it didn’t go off without a hitch.

On Friday, it was revealed that Ronaldo Souza had tested positive for coronavirus. As a result, his preliminary middleweight matchup with Uriah Hall was scratched, and Saturday’s card moved forward with 11 bouts at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.