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Jorge Masvidal will not have his head coach Mike Brown in his corner when he takes on Kamaru Usman at UFC 251 this Saturday night.<\/p>\n

On Monday, news surfaced that Brown had tested positive for COVID-19, which prevented him from flying to Abu Dhabi to corner Masvidal in his fight with Usman. Considering this fight marks Masvidal’s first crack at UFC welterweight gold, that’s a real blow. Masvidal is understandably distraught.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt sucked emotionally just because I want him there when I get that belt,\u201d Masvidal told ESPN when asked about Brown’s positive test (via MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cI needed this individual to be there because he\u2019s a huge part of my career. He\u2019s been there for such a long time. We\u2019ve been friends for such a long time as well. It took the air from all of us.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery single one of me and my cornermen were devastated by it. Thank god, Mike doesn\u2019t have any symptoms, nothing, any cold symptoms or sore throat or nothing. So he\u2019s great right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Masvidal is clearly disappointment by this twist of fate, it has not distracted him from his goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to baptize his ass,\u201d Masvidal said of Usman. \u201cThat\u2019s for a fact. That\u2019s what you can bet on. That\u2019s the secret sauce right there. I\u2019m going to baptize him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to do it in violent fashion and I\u2019m going to separate myself from the pack even more than I have in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike Brown has also commented<\/a> on this unfortunate situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust heartbroken I\u2019m not going to see Jorge win the world championship in person,\u201d Brown told ESPN<\/a>. \u201cNobody deserves it more than this guy. Nobody has paid more dues. Jorge is also one of the most thoughtful athletes I\u2019ve ever met. He makes everyone feel they are with him and a huge part of this journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe truth is this guy has been honing his skills for more than 20 years and developed one of the highest fight IQs the sport has ever seen. As far as being COVID positive, I feel good. The only pain I feel is in my heart\u201d.<\/p>\n

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