Matt Brown will must wait a little bit longer for his twenty ninth stroll to the UFC cage.
Tuesday, Brown (23-18 MMA, sixteen-12 UFC) announced his removal from UFC on ESPN 31 because of COVID-19 on social media after he verified tremendous for the virus. Brown, forty, also revealed that he's symptomatic. It's unclear if his scheduled opponent Bryan Barberena (15-eight MMA, 6-6 UFC) will stay on the card.
UFC on ESPN 31 takes region Saturday, Dec. four on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN/ESPN+.
"Sh*tty day these days I demonstrated wonderful for covid so my fight next weekend is off," Brown wrote in a tweet.
quickly after Brown supplied extra details in a observe-up tweet, including, "i used to be sick af over the weekend however believe more advantageous for the most half now. misplaced smell these days. Did a jog outside these days and lungs burned some i thought maybe it became simply the cold air but maybe I'm still unwell. I'll get over it promptly and go from there."
Shitty day today I verified fantastic for covid so my fight subsequent weekend is off
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) November 24, 2021
i was ill af over the weekend but consider greater for the most half now. misplaced odor today. Did a jog backyard these days and lungs burned some i believed possibly it become just the cold air but possibly I'm still in poor health. I'll get over it quickly and go from there
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) November 24, 2021
Brown, 40, is without doubt one of the longest-tenured warring parties on the merchandising's roster, having competed beneath the banner on the grounds that his debut at the surest Fighter 7 Finale in 2007. After a tough stretch of five losses in six fights from July 2014 to December 2016, Brown hit a late career resurgence. In his most contemporary 4 fights, Brown went 3-1 together with a violent knockout of Dhiego Lima in his most recent bout, which took region in June.
With the change, the current UFC on ESPN 31 lineup contains:
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