Mixed Martial Arts: UFC president Dana White tests positive for COVID-19

UFC president Dana White is in isolation with COVID-19 at his Las Vegas home.

White, 52, revealed has his situation on The Jim Rome Podcast, saying he and his immediate family tested positive, after a Thanksgiving holiday together in Maine.

White, who says he is vaccinated, is feeling better and still hopes to attend Sunday's UFC Fight Night event at Las Vegas, where Kiwi Brad Riddell features in the co-main event against Rafael Fiziev.

"You're supposed to stay home and stay away from other people for 10 days," White says on the podcast. "That's what I'm doing.

"If I test negative, then I will absolutely, positively be there. I'll keep testing every two days until I'm negative and then I'm going to get back to work asap."

White has been the UFC president since 2001.

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