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UFC president, Dana White has confirmed himself and his “entire family” have tested positive for COVID-19 following a recent Thanksgiving trip to Maine, with the longtime promotional president confirming he has consulted his friend and organizational color-commentator, Joe Rogan for his advice on treatment.
White, who is currently isolating following his positive test for the novel coronavirus, confirmed during a podcast appearance with Jim Rome, that he and his entire family had tested positive for COVID-19 following a Thanksgiving trip to Maine.
“We just went up to my place in Maine and for Thanksgiving, it’s tradition we go up there, and somebody had it (COVID-19), and we get back, and well all test positive for COVID,” White said. “Literally the whole family and my family up in Maine, too.“
White also confirmed that he is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and maintained that the symptoms he had displayed were quite minimal, including the loss of smell and taste.
“We got back on Saturday,” White said. “On Sunday, I cold plunge and steam every day. So I get out of the cold plunge and steam, and I spray the eucalyptus and I was like, ‘What the hell?’ I couldn’t smell anything….