Don’t expect to see heavyweight contender Ben Rothwell as the fill-in for this month’s UFC Fight Night 79 co-headliner.

Earlier today, MMA legend Mirko Filipovic (31-11-2 MMA, 5-6 UFC) announced an injury and subsequent retirement that forced him out of UFC Fight Night 79’s co-main event. With “Cro Cop” out, Anthony Hamilton (14-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) now awaits a new opponent.

Rothwell today said his request was “denied” (via Twitter) when he asked to fill in:

UFC Fight Night 79 takes place Nov. 28 at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul. The entire event streams on UFC Fight Pass. UFC officials haven’t formally announced Filipovic’s withdrawal.

Rothwell, who’s ranked No. 7 in the NOS Energy Drink MMA heavyweight rankings, is riding a three-fight winning streak and choked out Matt Mitrione at UFC Fight Night 68 in June. A recent bout with Stipe Miocic at UFC Fight Night 76 was scrapped when Miocic suffered an injury the week before the October bout.

The resurgent Rothwell, 34, has been angling for big fights, though his wish to fight in South Korea has apparently been ruled out.

The latest UFC Fight Night 79 card includes:

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 8 a.m. ET)

Thiago Alves vs. Benson Henderson Anthony Hamilton vs. TBA Dong Hyun Kim vs. Jorge Masvidal Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alberto Mina

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4:45 a.m. ET)

Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Dominique Steele Doo Ho Choi vs. Sam Sicilia Yui Chul Nam vs. Mike De La Torre Tae Hyun Bang vs. Leo Kuntz Jake Collier vs. Dongi Yang Fredy Serrano vs. Yao Zhikui Marco Beltran vs. Ning Guangyou Cortney Casey vs. Seo Hee Ham

For more on UFC Fight Night 79, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.