UFC Raleigh has taken a major hit.

MMA Junkie has learned from sources close to the situation that Josh Emmett (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has been forced out of his UFC on ESPN+ 24 fight vs. Arnold Allen (15-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) on Jan. 25 due to an undisclosed injury.

Emmett was looking to make it three wins in a row with victory against in-form Brit Allen, and was heading into the event following back-to-back knockouts over Michael Johnson and Mirsad Bektic, with the latter earning him a “Performance of the Night” bonus last July.

Allen, meanwhile, is yet to suffer a loss in the UFC, and defeated former Strikeforce and WEC lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez in his last outing at UFC 239 in July 2019. Victory for the 25-year-old would have catapulted the talented Englishman towards the sharp end of the UFC’s featherweight rankings.

With that change, the current UFC on ESPN+ 24 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

Curtis Blaydes vs. Junior Dos Santos

Michael Chiesa vs. Rafael dos Anjos

Arnold Allen vs. opponent TBA

Jordan Espinosa vs. Alex Perez

Hannah Cifers vs. Angela Hill

Jamahal Hill vs. Darko Stosic

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)

Justine Kish vs. Lucie Pudilova

Bevon Lewis vs. Dequan Townsend

Felipe Colares vs. Montel Jackson

Lina Lansberg vs. Sara McMann

Brett Johns vs. Tony Gravely

Herbert Burns vs. Nate Landwehr

Nik Lentz vs. Nad Narimani

Gallery Josh Emmett def. Mirsad Bektic at UFC on ESPN+ 13: Best photos view 14 images

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