Wellington Turman will have to wait a little longer to make his octagon return.
The Brazilian middleweight was scheduled to face Aliaskhab Khizriev at a UFC Fight Night event on Feb. 6, but he was removed from the card after being hospitalized with pneumonia, Combate reported Saturday.
Turman’s manager Stefano Sartori confirmed the news to MMA Fighting and added the UFC fighter was hospitalized earlier this week. He stayed two nights in hospital under observation and was cleared to return home on Saturday.
According to Sartori, Turman has atypical pneumonia and needs to take medication for two more weeks.