Another day, another COVID-19 related fight cancellation.
This time around it’s Brian Kelleher who, due to a positive test for the virus, has been forced out of his UFC Fight Island 7 date with Ricky Simon (per MMA Fighting). Kelleher and Simon were supposed to face-off on January 16 in Abu Dhabi. The UFC are reportedly hoping to keep Simon on the card with a new opponent.
Kelleher has a 22-11 record and was successful last time out. At UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai in September Kellleher tapped out Ray Rodriguez with a guillotine choke inside 40 seconds.