{"id":345407,"date":"2020-03-25T10:56:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=345407"},"modified":"2020-03-25T11:19:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T18:19:14","slug":"francis-ngannou-says-he-has-been-tested-for-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/francis-ngannou-says-he-has-been-tested-for-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Ngannou says he has been tested for coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Francis Ngannou says he has been tested for the coronavirus \u2014 and that the test was facilitated by the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Ngannou announced that he&#8217;s been tested for the virus on a recent episode of Submission Radio.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Francis Ngannou May Fight on UFC 249, Was Tested For Coronavirus By UFC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b6vxD-noPcA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"BAiOqs\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong>I got tested, they got me tested for the COVID-19, so I guess they tested other fighters, which is kind of like a positive thing, and like, makes you feel a little bit safe to get close or along with those people,\u201d Ngannou said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2020\/3\/25\/21193897\/first-ufc-fighter-tested-for-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Mania<\/a>).\u00a0\u201cIt was the UFC. It was the doctor, but through the UFC. I wasn\u2019t very worried. This thing has caused more panic than the real pain itself. We are just panicking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The timing of this announcement from Ngannou is interesting, as UFC President Dana White recently <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-refuses-to-reveal-if-ufc-249-fighters-will-be-tested-for-coronavirus\/\">got quite defensive<\/a> when asked by Yahoo! Sports reporter Kevin Iole if the UFC is testing its fighters for the virus.<\/p>\n<p id=\"XjFbbU\">\u201dWe will make sure we take care of everybody like we always do,\u201d White said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2020\/3\/24\/21193371\/ufc-president-dana-white-wont-say-whether-ufc-249-fighters-will-be-tested-for-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cI\u2019m not giving the public and the media all kinds of information on what I\u2019m doing, but I\u2019m not acting like some crazy rebel out here with the coronavirus. I\u2019ve done everything I\u2019ve been told to do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You don\u2019t need to know [if fighters are being tested],&#8221; White added when pressed. &#8220;It\u2019s none of your business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While White was clearly upset by this question, this comment from Ngannou shows that at least some UFC fighters are being tested for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Are you surprised to learn that Francis Ngannou was tested for the virus through the UFC?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 3\/25\/2020. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Francis Ngannou says he has been tested for the coronavirus \u2014 and that the test was facilitated by the UFC. 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