LONDON – After missing weight at Friday’s official ceremony, Ian Entwistle has now been ruled out of today’s UFC Fight Night 107 event.

MMAjunkie today confirmed with UFC officials that doctors pulled Entwistle (9-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) from a planned contest with bantamweight Brett Johns (13-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC). An announcement from the promotion is expected shortly.

UFC Fight Night 107 takes place at The O2 in London. The entire card streams on UFC Fight Pass. Entwistle vs. Johns was slated for the prelims.

“Obviously I’m very disappointed that my fight has been pulled due to Entwistle being unable to compete on medical grounds,” Johns told MMAjunkie. “My camp has been absolutely fantastic, my preparation has been better than ever, and it’s a shame that I didn’t get to show the dominant performance that I know would of resulted in a comprehensive first-round stoppage.

“Competing at this level is tough, and it’s not for everyone, so I wish Ian the best outside of the UFC. Thank you to all my supporters, Suckerpunch and Brian Butler – and thank you to the UFC and the UFC staff for their help over the past few hours.”

Johns tweeted soon after news broke:

💔 — Brett Johns (@36Johns) March 18, 2017

For Entwistle the move marks the second consecutive outing in which he’s been forced to withdraw in the 24 hours before a planned appearance. The 30-year-old was scheduled to meet Rob Font at this past November’s UFC 204 event before illness saw him ruled out on short notice.

Englishman Entwistle missed weight on Friday, registering 139 pounds for the planned matchup with Welsh prospect Johns. At the time, the bout was still expected to take place, with Johns receiving 20 percent of his opponent’s purse as penalty.

Payment details for both competitors was not immediately available.

Entwistle made his UFC debut in June 2014 with a TKO loss to Dan Hooker. The leglock specialist returned in December 2014 and picked up a submission win over Anthony Birchak via heel hook. Most recently, he suffered an April 2016 loss via TKO to Alejandro Perez.

With the late scratch, UFC Fight Night 107 now includes:

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 5 p.m. ET)

Jimi Manuwa vs. Corey Anderson

Alan Jouban vs. Gunnar Nelson

Brad Pickett vs. Marlon Vera

Arnold Allen vs. Makwan Amirkhani

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 1:30 p.m. ET)

Joseph Duffy vs. Reza Madadi

Francimar Barroso vs. Darren Stewart

Timothy Johnson vs. Daniel Omielanczuk

Marc Diakiese vs. Teemu Packalen

Oluwale Bamgbose vs. Tom Breese

Leon Edwards vs. Vicente Luque

Scott Askham vs. Brad Scott

Lina Lansberg vs. Lucie Pudilova

For more on UFC Fight Night 107, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.