Amanda Nunes tests positive for COVID-19; Bantamweight title defense vs. Julianna Pena off

Amanda Nunes will be the bantamweight champion, but she will need to wait for her next defense.According to UFC chief of business officer Hunter Campbell, she tested positive for COVID-19. On Thursday, Campbell informed ESPN that her fight with Julianna Paa, which was set for Aug. 7, Houston, in the co-main event, UFC 265, had been cancelled.Campbell stated that the plan was to reschedule when Nunes is fully fit and ready to fight. Nunes (21-7), 33 is also the UFC's featherweight champion. This Brazilian fighter is coming off a March tapout win over Megan Anderson.Pena (11-4), UFC No. Pena (11-4), UFC's No. The American 31-year old suffered two defeats in UFC against Valentina Shevchenko (Vet) and Germaine De Randamie.