Carla Esparza vs. Marina Rodriguez is back on for “Fight Island” as both fighters agreed to meet on July 25, multiple sources told MMA Fighting.
The strawweight contest was originally booked for the second Abu Dhabi card on July 15, but the company decided to pull the plug after one of Rodriguez’s corners tested positive for COVID-19 last week.
Rodriguez’s test came back negative, but the UFC opted to remove her from the chartered flight that brought athletes and coaches from Brazil on July 3. The Brazilian will remain quarantined on the hotel in Sao Paulo and leave for Abu Dhabi on Friday.