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Positive COVID-19 Test for Anthony Hernandez Pushes Rodolfo Vieira Match to Feb. 13

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The first Ultimate Fighting Championship card of 2021 lost a key matchup.

On his Instagram page on Friday, Anthony Hernandez (7-2, 1 NC) posted that he contracted COVID-19 and his bout with Rodolfo Vieira (7-0) needed to be rescheduled. The middleweight pairing originally slated for UFC on ABC 1 on Jan. 16 has been pushed to UFC 258 on Feb.