Caolan Loughran’s opponent Ramon Taveras has withdrawn from his scheduled bantamweight bout at UFC 304 in Manchester due to injury.
Irish Loughran, 28, who has one win and one loss in the UFC, would face the American on the preliminary card at the Co-op Live Arena, on July 27th.
It is unclear whether the UFC is seeking a replacement for the 30-year-old Taveras, who has not revealed the nature of his injury.
“Today I had to [withdraw] of my fight next Saturday due to a serious injury. I worked so hard on this field of struggle and it’s a shame that it has come to this,” Taveras wrote on Instagram.
The card is headlined by Briton Leon Edwards, who will defend his welterweight title against American Belal Muhammad.
Fellow Brit Tom Aspinall is set to defend his interim heavyweight championship against American Curtis Blaydes in the co-main event.
The show, which will take place overnight to cater to the North American public, will be the first sporting event to take place in the 23,000-seat arena.
