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COVID-19 forces Karl Roberson vs. Dalcha Lungiambula off UFC Vegas 17

Karl Roberson’s middleweight fight with Dalcha Lungiambula has been scrapped again, both times due to COVID-19.

The UFC announced the fight cancellation through a press release on Friday. Roberson revealed on Instagram that COVID-19 was the reason for the cancellation. IThis news came shortly after Aiemann Zahabi vs. Drako Rodriguez was also nixed from this Saturday’s lineup due to Zahabi’s positive COVID test.

Roberson and Lungiambula were supposed to meet at UFC 256, but a positive COVID test on Roberson’s behalf cancelled that fight also.

Roberson (9-3) last fought at UFC Vegas 2 in June losing a first-round submission to Marvin Vettori.