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Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza tests positive for COVID-19

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UFC veteran Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza has tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, his fight with Uriah Hall at UFC 249 has been canceled. Two of his cornermen have also tested positive. According to Ariel Helwani, all other fighters on the UFC 249 card have tested negative for COVID-19. Currently, all of the other fights at UFC 249 are scheduled to go ahead.

Background – Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza

Souza, a former Strikeforce middleweight champion, was moving back down to middleweight after an unsuccessful move to light heavyweight.