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Dana White handed UFC Fight Island blow as Gilbert Burns tests positive for Covid-19
FREE newsletter is as good as that first pint back at the pub Gilbert Burns will not compete in the main event of UFC 251 after testing positive for coronavirus in what is a big blow to the much-anticipated show organised by Dana White.Burns had been set to face welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in a title fight that was the headliner of the first card at UFC's Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Burns, his coach Greg Jones and brother Herbert all tested positive for the deadly illness and as such the challenger was forced to withdraw.White is now scrambling to find a replacement to fight Usman for the showpiece at the top of the card, which has cost the promotion so much time and money.'Durinho' appeared to reference his