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Marlon Moraes Positive for COVID-19, Targets October Matchup vs. Cody Garbrandt

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UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Moraes and his wife recently tested positive for COVID-19, the fighter told ESPN Brazil.

"Unfortunately, I got the virus -- me and my wife. We were very weak, the symptoms were very strong on us. Thank God I didn't need to go to the hospital, but I had to take my wife to the hospital," said Moraes, whose children did not catch the disease.