It wasn’t that long ago that it felt like the UFC 272 had got a serious boost of top tier entertainment with the addition of a lightweight action bout between former champion Rafael Dos Anjos and rising contender Rafael Fiziev. The fight, originally scheduled for UFC Vegas 48 on February 19th, had to be moved back two weeks due to Fiziev’s reported struggles attaining a US visa.
Unfortunately, it seems Fiziev has hit another snag in his prep for UFC 272. Following reports from Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour, ‘Ataman’ took to Twitter to confirm that he’s contracted COVID-19.