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Gadelha and Ige reveal ‘inconclusive,’ ‘false positive’ COVID-19 test results from UFC Jacksonville

Claudia Gadelha and Dan Ige both took home close and somewhat disputed decision wins at UFC on ESPN card in Jacksonville, Florida on May 16th. Prior to those hard fought victories though, they both shared that they dealt with some COVID-19 scares from what ended up as test results that they called “inconclusive” and “false positives.”

“Something that happened that I want to bring up in fight night,” Gadelha started, in an appearance on SiriusXM. “I’m crazy obsessive with nutrition and if you stop to look at it, I was so bloated on fight night. I feel like a lot of that has to do with all the stress that I been through the entire camp.