Glover Teixeira tests positive for Covid-19 and fight against Thiago Marreta is postponed

Fight between Marreta (left) and Glover (right) was postponed. Photo: SL Montage

the fight between Thiago Marreta x Glover Teixeira is postponed. The fight, which would have been the main attraction of the UFC scheduled for the 12th, in Las Vegas, was canceled because Glover tested positive for Covid-19. The clash was rescheduled for October 3rd, on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. The information was released by ESPN in the USA.

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The fight between Marreta, second in the light heavyweight rankings, and Glover, fourth in the rankings, will define the next challenger for the light heavyweight belt (up to 93.1 kg.). The title, which will be contested between Dominick reyes x Jan Blachowicz, UFC 253, has been vacant since Jon Jones He moved up to heavyweight (up to 120.3 kg.) and left the throne of the category.

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In an interview with SUPER FIGHTS, Glover promised nknock out Marreta in the third or fourth roundHowever, with Covid-19, the Minas Gerais fighter was forced to postpone his promise.