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Ilir Latifi injured, bout vs. Volkan Oezdemir scratched from UFC Stockholm

Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 11 event has lost its co-main event just two days out.

Ilir Latifi (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled light heavyweight matchup with Volkan Oezdemir (15-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) due to a back injury.

UFC officials announced the news Thursday.

The specifics of Latifi’s back injury are unknown and the promotion did not detail how the situation arose on such short notice.

UFC on ESPN+ 11 takes place at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. The entire event streams on ESPN+.

With Latifi off the card, no replacement opponent will be sought for Oezdemir. It is unknown how or whether either fighter will be compensated.

UFC on ESPN+ 11 will proceed with 12 scheduled bouts.

For more on UFC on ESPN+ 11, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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