Ilir Latifi withdraws from UFC Stockholm card with injury

Light heavyweight Ilir Latifi has been forced to withdraw from his co-main event fight against Volkan Oezdemir on Saturday due to a back injury, UFC officials announced.

There will not be a replacement matchup for the Stockholm card and the event will proceed with 12 bouts. The 35-year-old Swede suffered injuries last year that forced him out of scheduled matchups against Ovince Saint Preux and Glover Teixeira.

Latifi was looking to bounce back following a decision loss to Corey Anderson at UFC 232 in December. Meanwhile, Oezdemir is coming off three straight losses.

UFC on ESPN+ 11 takes place at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Here's an updated look at the card:

Main Card

• Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Smith
• Jimi Manuwa vs. Aleksandar Rakic
• Makwan Amirkhani vs. Chris Fishgold
• Damir Hadzovic vs. Christos Giagos
• Daniel Teymur vs. Sung Bin Jo

Prelims

• Sergey Khandozhko vs. Rostem Akman
• Tonya Evinger vs. Lina Lansberg
• Leonardo Santos vs. Stevie Ray
• Nick Hein vs. Frank Camacho
• Bea Malecki vs. Duda Santana
• Darko Stosic vs. Devin Clark
• Joel Alvarez vs. Danilo Belluard