Miesha Tate tests positive for Covid-19 and fight against Brazilian Ketlen Vieira is postponed

M. Tate tested positive for Covid 19 (Photo: Instagram/mieshatate)

According to information from the North American website “Sherdog”, Miesha Tate tested positive for Covid-19 and will need to postpone his return to the Octagon. The former UFC bantamweight champion (up to 61,2 kg) would face the Brazilian Ketlen Scallop in the main fight of UFC Las Vegas 40, on October 16th.

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In a statement to the North American “ESPN”, the businessman Miesha Tate, Josh Jones, confirmed the information, said that the former champion is doing well and that he hopes to be able to reschedule the duel against Ketlen Scallop ASAP.

Miesha Tate recently returned from a period of almost five years away from the octagon. The former champion faced Marion Reneau in the UFC 244, in July, had a great performance and won by technical knockout. The triumph in her return to Ultimate was enough for the North American to return to the bantamweight rankings in eighth place.

A position ahead of Miesha Tate is exactly Ketlen Scallop. Ranked seventh in the rankings, the Manauara woman won five fights and lost two in the Octagon, but is coming off a defeat to It's Kunitskaya in his last appearance, in February this year.

With the postponement of the duel between Tate and Ketlen, another duel between a Brazilian and a former bantamweight champion should take over as the main fight of the UFC Las Vegas 40. The miner Norm Dumont and the North American Holly holm would be the co-main event of the night and should be promoted to the main event.