UFC Vegas 44 has lost another preliminary card fight.
Welterweight Jeremiah Wells revealed on social media that one of his cornermen tested positive for COVID-19, which means his showdown with Jake Matthews is now off.
Sorry everyone, I just found out that my fight is canceled due to exposure of Covid. My test result came back negative, but one of my corner men had a result of positive. Thank you to everyone that supported me, helped me with this fight camp and cheer me on.
Wells is coming off a brilliant UFC debut knockout win over Warlley Alves, whereas Australia’s Matthews hadn’t competed since his March defeat to undefeated welterweight contender Sean Brady.