ABU DHABI — It took longer than he wanted, but Deiveson Figueiredo has finally arrived on “Fight Island” for his flyweight title rematch with Joseph Benavidez.
Figueiredo was originally scheduled to land in the United Arab Emirates on July 11, seven days before the Saturday fight. But he was removed from the chartered flight that left Brazil on Friday after his COVID-19 test came back positive.
Figueiredo revealed he actually was infected by the virus two months ago, saying “there’s no way” he was still able to infect other people.