Gilbert Burns is out of the UFC 251 event

Gilbert Burns is out of the UFC 251 event

UFC 251's main event was cancelled due to the coronavirus, with middleweight rival Gilbert Burns' tests positive for COVID-19 and coming out of his upcoming fight against champion Kamaro Usman.

Burns traveled from Florida, where he was preparing for the UFC 251 event, to Las Vegas. The promo uses the city as a hub to send athletes abroad to the venue, testing them for COVID-19 results before travelling to the Middle East and specifically Abu Dhabi on Yas Island. Burns tested positive, along with his brother and teammate, Herbert Burns, and coach Greg Jones. This follows the injury of one of their teammates, Aung Sang, who revealed that he had recently been tested for the coronavirus.It is not known at this time whether the UFC will be able to find a replacement opponent for Usman. Many thought Usman would fight Jorge Masvidal in the event, but when contract negotiations with the UFC worsened, Burns appeared strongly on ufc radar, which had already won UFC victories over Demyan Maia. Tyrone Woodley this year, before the role.

Two more fights will be scheduled at UFC 251: badminton champion Alexander Volkanovski match with former champion Max Holloway, and the battle for the Bantamweight belt between Jose Aldo and Peter Jan.