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UFC Vegas 31 loses preliminary card bout due to COVID-19 positive

It’s almost become the norm for a UFC fight card to lose a bout on fight day, and that’s not changing today.

A bantamweight fight between Miles Johns and Anderson dos Santos has been pulled from the UFC Vegas 31 lineup just hours before the preliminary card’s scheduled to kickoff. Johns shared the news through social media before UFC officials confirmed that someone within dos Santos’ camp tested positive for COVID-19.

Johns (11-1) is coming off a KO win over Kevin Natividad for his first career UFC finish. Dos Santos (21-8) snapped a two-fight losing streak by submitting Martin Day last November.