Alexander Romanov is undefeated in his 12 professional MMA bouts, but his UFC Vegas 13 opponent Marcos Rogerio de Lima doesn’t seem that amazed.
“Pezao” and Romanov were supposed to fight on Sept. 5 in Las Vegas, but the fight got scratched hours before start of the UFC Fight Night card when the Brazilian tested positive for COVID-19. Romanov tapped Roque Martinez in his UFC debut a week later and was again selected as his opponent for this weekend’s show at the UFC APEX.
De Lima, who was obviously frustrated with the initial cancellation, felt “really bad” for four days due to the viral infection, but is back to “100 percent” going into his 11th octagon appearance.