Can Lyman Good cap his comeback from COVID-19?
[autotag]Lyman Good[/autotag] made headlines back in April, when the former Bellator welterweight champion became the first UFC competitor to test positive for COVID-19. Good detailed his illness, which also affected his girlfriend and several of his teammates at Tiger Schulmann’s MMA, as well as his recovery from the virus.
Now, Good (21-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has a chance to show that a person with even as difficult a job as fighting can recover from the virus, which has disrupted everyday life for months, and return to previous form. On top of that, Good has been dealing with recent death of his father.
It’s not like Good is getting a free pass in his return, either. Good will meet [autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag], who has won two straight fights and six of his past seven. The fight was originally scheduled for the ill-fated UFC 249 April 18 date in Brooklyn. Muhammad (16-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) has won two straight and six of seven and is looking to take another big step up the ladder.
Good, for his part, has all three of his UFC wins by way of a finish. A strong win here would not only show he’s back, but that he’s ready to make the big run which has thus far eluded him in the UFC.