Gokhan Saki is no longer able to perform at UFC Fight Night London due to injury; however, his opponent, Saparbek Safarov, may still have a chance to fight at the event as UFC officials are looking for a replacement for the light heavyweight.
Safarov revealed that his bout against Saki was scrapped via Instagram:
Here is a translation of what Safarov wrote, thanks to Google Translate:
“The sad news! My rival Gokhan Saki was injured! Looking for a replacement. A speedy recovery @gokhansaki"
UFC Fight Night London takes place on Saturday, March 16 from the 02 Arena in London, England with Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal headlining. Check out the full ESPN+ match card below:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Darren Till vs. Jorge Masvidal
Leon Edwards vs. Gunnar Nelson
Volkan Oezdemir vs. Dominick Reyes
Jose Quinonez vs. Nathaniel Wood
Danny Roberts vs. Claudio Silva
Jack Marshman vs. John Phillips
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 1 p.m. ET)
Arnold Allen vs. Jordan Rinaldi
Marc Diakiese vs. Joseph Duffy
Saparbeg Safarov vs. TBA
Tom Breese vs. Ian Heinisch
Danny Henry vs. Dan Ige
Priscila Cachoeira vs. Molly McCann
Mike Grundy vs. Nad Narimani