The UFC’s COVID-19 safety and health plan has been updated in at least one respect heading into this weekend’s card, which is headlined by a welterweight matchup between former champion Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns.
The UFC held three fight cards in Jacksonville, Florida between May 9 and May 16. The promotion performed COVID-19 testing on those who participated at those events upon check-in at the fighter hotel. The testing found one fighter, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and two members of Souza’s team were positive for COVID-19 after that round of testing. The second round of testing — which was reportedly only administered to the fighters — took place after weigh-ins on Friday.