While Brazil just passed the mark of 80 thousand deaths by COVID-19, yet another Brazilian fighter tested positive for coronavirus. Originally scheduled to take on Jennifer Maia at UFC Fight Night 173, female flyweight Viviane Araujo has been forced to leave the card after her positive result came back. Now, as Combate reports, the 33-year-old will be replaced by Joanne Calderwood.
Araujo now joins a list composed of four other Brazilian fighters who also tested positive for the coronavirus just this month, consisting of Gilbert Burns, Pedro Munhoz, Vinicius Moreira and Deiveson Figueiredo. However, the latter’s case was cleared after new exams showed ‘Deus da Guerra’ only had traces of the virus’ antibodies, due to first coming down with COVID-19 back in May.