Miesha Tate out of main event due to COVID-19

Miesha Tate’s return to a UFC main event will have to wait.

Tate (19-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC), a former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, has tested positive for COVID-19 and will no longer fight Ketlen Vieira (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in the main event of UFC Fight Night 195 on October 16.

MMA Junkie confirmed the news with someone familiar with the situation following an initial report from Sherdog. The fight is likely to be postponed to a new date, but nothing has been finalized yet as Tate awaits good health.

Tate, 35, ended a five-year retirement in July when she surpassed Marion Reneau for a UFC third round TKO on ESPN 26. “Cupcake” won the title in 2016 when she won submitted Holly Holm, but lost it shortly thereafter to Amanda Nunes, who still holds the belt to this day.

Vieira, 29, has alternated defeats and victories in his last four fights. She just won a unanimous decision over Yana Kunitskaya at UFC Fight Night 185 in February.