Alonzo Menifield and William Knight will not be competing this Saturday.
A light heavyweight bout between Menifield and Knight scheduled for the UFC Vegas 20 preliminaries has been postponed after Menifield tested positive for COVID-19, MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the change following an initial report by MMA Junkie.
The bout was expected to take place on the preliminary portion of Saturday’s show, which takes place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The plan is for the fight to be re-booked for a later date.
Menifield was looking to rebound from a winless 2020, which saw him drop a unanimous decision to Devin Clark and take a KO loss to Ovince Saint Preux in his most recent outing. Prior to that, Menifield was 9-0 to start his pro career.
Knight is currently on a three-fight winning streak. He won his UFC debut by unanimous decision against Aleksa Camur at UFC 253 in September just three weeks after earning a contract on the Contender Series. His journey to the UFC began when he was signed to a developmental contract following a win on the Contender Series in 2019, after which he went 2-1 on the regional scene. Another win on the Contender Series last year earned him an official UFC contract.
UFC Vegas 20 proceeds with 11 bouts. Heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane headline Saturday’s main card.
See the updated lineup below:
Main Card (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane
Nikita Krylov vs. Magomed Ankalaev
Montana De La Rosa vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera
Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
Alexander Hernandez vs. Thiago Moises
Alex Oliveira vs. Ramazan Kuramagomedov