The planned lightweight bout between Sage Northcutt and John Makdessi has been scratched from UFC 214 later this month.

UFC officials today announced the removal of the contest, citing injuries to both Northcutt (8-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Makdessi (14-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC).

UFC 214 takes place July 29 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FXX and UFC Fight Pass.

The fight would’ve Northcutt’s return to the lightweight division after he suffered a submission loss to Mickey Gall in a welterweight contest at UFC on FOX 22 in December. He was originally supposed to fight Claudio Puelles at the event, but Puelles withdrew just over a month out.

UFC officials say the UFC 214 lineup will proceed with 12 scheduled fights.

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Champ Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones – for light heavyweight title

Champ Tyron Woodley vs. Demian Maia – for welterweight title

Cristiane Justino vs. Tonya Evinger – for vacant women’s featherweight title

Donald Cerrone vs. Robbie Lawler

Jimi Manuwa vs. Volkan Oezdemir

PRELIMINARY CARD (FXX, 8 p.m. ET)

Jason Knight vs. Ricardo Lamas

Renan Barao vs. Aljamain Sterling

Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega

Andre Fili vs. TBA

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET)

Jarred Brooks vs. Eric Shelton

Alexandra Albu vs. Kailin Curran

Josh Burkman vs. Drew Dober

Dmitrii Smoliakov vs. Adam Wieczorkowski

For more on UFC 214, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.