Report: Pedro Munhoz tests positive for COVID-19
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UFC bantamweight Pedro Munhoz tested positive for COVID-19 and has been removed from a scheduled bout with Frankie Edgar that was to take place July 15, ESPN's Ariel Helwani reports.
The matchup was to be the co-main event of the second card on Fight Island.
The UFC is looking to find a new opponent for Edgar, who's set to make his 135-pound debut, Helwani adds.
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