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Dwight Grant announces positive COVID-19 test, scrapping UFC 256 bout with Li Jingliang

UFC 256 is down one bout after welterweight Dwight Grant announced he’s tested positive for COVID-19.

Grant (10-3) wrote on Instagram that he will not be fighting Li Jingliang (17-6) this weekend due to the virus. He said his symptoms were not severe and would quarantine before starting his comeback.

UFC officials did not immediately respond to a question of whether the promotion will attempt to find a replacement for Li Jingliang, but the lack of time before Saturday’s event makes it a tough task.

Grant most recently appeared in the octagon at UFC Vegas 7, where he was knocked out by Daniel Rodriguez.