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Matt Brown tests positive for COVID, out of UFC Vegas 44 bout with Bryan Barberena

If you were looking forward to Matt Brown’s Octagon return at UFC Vegas 44 next weekend, this bit of news may disappoint you. On Tuesday, “The Immortal” revealed he tested positive for COVID-19, which subsequently removed him from his scheduled bout against Bryan Barberena.

Shitty day today I tested positive for covid so my fight next weekend is off

— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) November 24, 2021

“Shitty day today I tested positive for covid so my fight next weekend is off,” Brown wrote on Twitter.

The fight would’ve been Brown’s 28th in the UFC.