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Dana White didn’t cancel Jacare fight sooner, ‘because I didn’t want to, it’s my show’

The UFC knew that Ronaldo Souza had been in contact with a probable positive COVID-19 case, but the promotion did not step in sooner because, well, Dana White is the boss.

UFC President Dana White caught up with TSN and touched briefly on Souza’s positive testing. “Jacare” was pulled from his UFC 249 fight with Uriah Hall but only after he and his cornermen tested positive. Souza was seen interacting with fighters like Fabricio Werdum during fight week despite the promotion being privy to Souza’s increased risk.

“We waited for the test results,” White told TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter on SportsCentre.