UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Juan Archuleta was a COVID denier until he tested positive for the virus. “I was the type of person that didn’t believe in this,” Archuleta told MMA Junkie on Wednesday. “But it’s like, ‘I’m healthy, I’m not going to catch this, this thing is a hoax.’ And then catching it is like, kind of sets you back, and I started experiencing the symptoms, and I’m like man, I don’t want my give my kids this.” Archuleta (24-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA), who headlines Saturday night’s Bellator 246 at Mohegan Sun Arena in a fight with Patchy Mix (13-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) for the vacant bantamweight title, was preparing for the same opponent during Bellator’s July return, when he found out he had tested positive for the virus which has led to the deaths of nearly 200,000 Americans
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Bellator 246′s Juan Archuleta says he thought COVID was a hoax – until he got the virus – MMA Junkie