{"id":355464,"date":"2020-07-09T09:10:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T16:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=355464"},"modified":"2020-07-09T09:10:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T16:10:24","slug":"gym-reveals-alexander-romanov-withdrew-from-ufc-251-due-to-positive-covid-19-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/gym-reveals-alexander-romanov-withdrew-from-ufc-251-due-to-positive-covid-19-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Gym reveals Alexander Romanov withdrew from UFC 251 due to positive COVID-19 test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Undefeated Moldovan heavyweight Alexander Romanov was expected to take on Marcin Tybura at UFC 251, but withdrew from the card earlier this month. Initially, the cause for his exit was not clear, however, his gym has now revealed he tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CCand0YFmHR\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CCand0YFmHR\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#x203c;&#xfe0f; Dragi prieteni, cu to\u021bii a\u0219teptam cu ner\u0103bdare debutul lui Alexandr Romanov \u00een UFC, care urma s\u0103 aib\u0103 loc \u00een aceast\u0103 s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103, 11 iulie 2020. Din p\u0103cate, acesta \u0219i echipa lui au fost testa\u021bi POZITIV la Covid-19 la data de 01.07.2020 \u0219i chiar dac\u0103 testul repetat, efectuat la 03.07.2020, a fost NEGATIV, indic\u00e2nd doar prezen\u021ba anticorpilor la unul dintre antrenori, Alexandr Romanov a fost deja scos din fight card, la fel cum au mai fost exclu\u0219i \u00eenc\u0103 al\u021bi patru lupt\u0103tori str\u0103ini ce urmau s\u0103 se lupte s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 la UFC 251. &#x1f614; Alexandr se simte excelent, se antreneaz\u0103 \u00een izolare \u0219i a\u0219teapt\u0103 urm\u0103toarea sa lupt\u0103 \u00een UFC. \u00cei ur\u0103m succes \u0219i s\u0103n\u0103tate! &#x1f4aa; &#x203c;&#xfe0f; Dear friends, we were all looking forward to Alexander Romanov&#8217;s debut in UFC, which was to take place this Saturday, July 11, 2020. 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Alexander feels great, he trains in isolation and looks forward to his next fight in UFC. We wish him success and good health!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Romanov, a veteran of Moldova&#8217;s Eagles Fighting Championship, has been replaced by Professional Fighters League veteran Maxim Grishin. Grishin will be making his UFC debut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undefeated Moldovan heavyweight Alexander Romanov was expected to take on Marcin Tybura at UFC 251, but withdrew from the card earlier this month. 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