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UFC's Jimmie Rivera Says He, Wife Samantha Tested Positive for COVID-19

UFC bantamweight fighter Jimmie Rivera and his wife, Samantha, both tested positive for COVID-19.

Rivera told ESPN's Ariel Helwani (h/t ESPN's Marc Raimondi) that he tested positive in April before Samantha's test revealed another confirmed case a few weeks afterward.

Rivera told Helwani that his symptoms included stomach issues, a fever, a bad backache and fatigue.

"We weren't training at the time, because everything was closed down," Rivera said. "It was just brand new with COVID. I didn't have it that bad. I had it bad for like three days, and then I was fine afterward.