“Mendez had the coronavirus.
On the last day before leaving for the tournament, he recovered and passed a negative test, ”the representative of the TASS team quotes.
On October 22, Makhachev in lightweight will hold a title fight at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 280 tournament in Abu Dhabi (UAE) against Brazilian Charles Oliveira.
Earlier it was reported that Makhachev and Oliveira met the weight before the fight at the UFC 280 tournament.