Loughran's opponent Taveras out of UFC 304

Caolan Loughran's force Ramon Taveras has withdrawn from their scheduled bantamweight bout astatine UFC 304 successful Manchester because of injury.

Ireland's Loughran, 28, who has 1 triumph and 1 conclusion successful nan UFC, was group to look nan American connected nan preliminary paper astatine nan Co-op Live Arena connected 27 July.

It is unclear if nan UFC are seeking a replacement for Taveras, 30, who has not disclosed nan quality of his injury.

"Today I had to [withdraw] from my conflict adjacent Saturday owed to a superior injury. I worked truthful difficult this conflict campy and it sucks that it came to this," Taveras wrote connected Instagram., external

The card is headlined by Britain's Leon Edwards, who will take sides his welterweight title against American Belal Muhammad.

Fellow Briton Tom Aspinall is group to take sides his interim heavyweight title against American Curtis Blaydes successful nan co-main event.

The show, which will return spot overnight to carer to a US audience, is group to beryllium nan first sporting arena to return spot astatine nan 23,000-seat arena.