For the first time in his professional career, Brian Ortega will be missing one of his long-time mentors.
Over the weekend, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach Rener Gracie revealed he tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, he won’t be joining Team Ortega when they go against “The Korean Zombie” Chan-Sung Jung this Saturday on Fight Island.
As he explained in a Twitter video, Rener and his wife Eve Torres tested positive for the virus a month ago. They then went through two consecutive tests afterward and got a negative result on both.
But after going though the UFC’s mandated testing procedure in Las Vegas right before flying out to Abu Dhabi, Gracie once again got a positive result.