This week’s UFC debut of a highly touted prospect from Africa is in jeopardy with his opponent out of their fight.

Justin Ledet (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) is out of Saturday’s fight against Dalcha Lungiambula (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC on ESPN 3, a promotion official told MMA Junkie on Monday. The UFC is seeking a replacement to fight Lungiambula on what will be less than a week’s notice.

UFC on ESPN 3 takes place Saturday at Target Center in Minneapolis. The card airs on ESPN.

A native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lungiambula signed with the UFC as the reigning heavyweight and light heavyweight champion of Africa’s Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC). He has a five-fight winning streak with three of those victories by knockout.

Ledet is in need of a victory after back-to-back losses to a pair of fast-rising contenders in Johnny Walker and Aleksandar Rakic. Prior to the setbacks, Ledet had an undefeated record through the first nine bouts of his professional MMA run. But now his chance at bouncing back is on hold.

The UFC on ESPN 3 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET)

Francis Ngannou vs. Junior Dos Santos

Joseph Benavidez vs. Jussier Formiga

Demian Maia vs. Anthony Rocco Martin

Vinc Pichel vs. Roosevelt Roberts

Drew Dober vs. Marco Polo Reyes

Paul Craig vs. Alonzo Menifield

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 6 p.m. ET)

Journey Newson vs. Ricardo Ramos

Eryk Anders vs. Vinicius Moreira

Jordan Griffin vs. Vince Murdock

Jared Gordon vs. Dan Moret

Dalcha Lungiambula vs. TBA

Amanda Ribas vs. Emily Whitmire

Junior Albini vs. Maurice Greene

For more on UFC on ESPN 3, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.