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Marlon Moraes, Wife Test Positive for COVID-19; UFC Star Eyes October Fight

Marlon Moraes, who is the No. 1-ranked UFC bantamweight contender, confirmed he and his wife, Izabella Santiago, tested positive for COVID-19.

"Unfortunately, I got the virus—me and my wife," he said, per Gustavo Faldon of ESPN. "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. We spent a day at the hospital. She was treated by them, she took some medicines, then she stayed under observation."

Moraes said neither of his two children tested positive.