Dwight Grant announces positive COVID-19 test, out of UFC 256 fight vs. Li Jingliang
Dwight Grant won’t be fighting Saturday night.
According to an Instagram post by Grant (10-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) on Monday, his UFC 256 fight vs. Li Jingliang was canceled after he recently tested positive for COVID-19.
The promotion has not yet made official announcements pertaining to Grant’s removal nor a replacement opponent for Jingliang (17-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC).
“Hey, what’s up everyone?” Grant wrote. “I gotta give y’all some bad news, I’m not going to be fighting this weekend. My last Covid 19 test came back positive but Luckily the symptoms haven’t been severe. This news hit especially hard because of all the hard work and excitement I have for this fight. It’s out of my control so (I’m) not going to try not to dwell on it too much, but to call it disappointing is an understatement.”
Check out Grant’s full Instagram post below:
UFC 256 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card streams on pay-per-view after prelims on ESPN2/ESPN+.
The latest UFC 256 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+ pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno
- Tony Ferguson vs. Charles Oliveira
- Rafael Fiziev vs. Renato Moicano
- Kevin Holland vs. Ronaldo Souza
- Junior Dos Santos vs. Ciryl Gane
PRELIMS (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Daniel Pineda vs. Cub Swanson
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba
- Billy Quarantillo vs. Gavin Tucker
- Tecia Torres vs. opponent TBA
EARLY PRELIMS (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Serghei Spivac vs. Jared Vanderaa
- Dalcha Lungiambula vs. Karl Roberson
- Li Jingliang vs. TBA
- Peter Barrett vs. Chase Hooper
Dwight Grant announces positive COVID-19 test, out of UFC 256 fight vs. Li Jingliang
