Rustam Khabilov (17-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has been forced to withdraw from next month’s UFC 182 event, and fellow lightweight Danny Castillo (17-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) is now in need of a new opponent.

MMAjunkie today confirmed with a source close to the fighters that visa issues have forced Khabilov out of the bout and that the promotion is now in need of a replacement. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak publicly on such matters.

Featuring a light heavyweight grudge match between UFC champ Jon Jones and undefeated challenger Daniel Cormier, UFC 182 takes place Jan. 3 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. An official bout order has yet to be revealed, but the Castillo vs. Khabilov fight was expected to take place on the evening’s pay-per-view main card.

Castillo, a longtime member of California’s Team Alpha Male, looks to rebound from a disappointing split-decision loss to Tony Ferguson at August’s UFC 177 event. Prior to the defeat, “Last Call” had gone 3-1 in a four-fight span, with the one loss coming in a “Fight of the Night” decision result against Edson Barboza.

Meanwhile, Khabilov was also hoping to rebound from a loss after dropping a June bout with former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. Prior to the loss, Khabilov had registered UFC wins over Jorge Masvidal, Tancy Medeiros and Vinc Pichel.

With the scratch, the current UFC 182 lineup includes:

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

Donald Cerrone vs. Myles Jury

Josh Burkman vs. Hector Lombard

Nate Marquardt vs. Brad Tavares

Danny Castillo vs. TBA

Louis Gaudinot vs. Kyoji Horiguchi

Jared Cannonier vs. Shawn Jordan

Rodrigo Damm vs. Evan Dunham

Omari Akhmedov vs. Mats Nilsson

Marcus Brimage vs. Cody Garbrandt

For more on UFC 182, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.