By Chamatkar Sandhu and Dann Stupp | May 23, 2018 8:45 am

LONDON – There will be no last-minute opponent for Roy Nelson at Bellator 200.

Bellator President Scott Coker today told MMAjunkie that Nelson has officially been pulled from Friday’s lineup.

On Monday would-be opponent Mirko Cro Cop (36-11-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) was forced out of his planned heavyweight headliner with Nelson (23-15 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) due to knee injuries and surgery (via <a href=" Bellator 200 takes place at The SSE Arena in London, and the main card airs via same-day delay on Paramount following live prelims on the Bellator app. Nelson and Cro Cop were fighting for the No. 1 alternate slot in Bellator's yearlong heavyweight grand prix. And though officially initially said they hoped to find a replacement on short notice, they’ve since confirmed the bout has been scrapped.

Coker said Nelson will be compensated for the lost fight, though an exact amount wasn’t disclosed. Coker also said Nelson would be rebooked as quickly as possible for another card.

The latest Bellator 200 card includes:

MAIN CARD (Paramount (tape delay), 9 p.m. ET)

Champ Rafael Carvalho vs. Gegard Mousasi – for middleweight title Michael Page vs. David Rickels Phil Davis vs. Linton Vassell Aaron Chalmers vs. Ash Griffiths Kate Jackson vs. Anastasia Yankova

PRELIMINARY CARD (Bellator app, 12:30 p.m. ET)

Vladimir Filipovic vs. Anatoly Tokov Pedro Carvalho vs. Daniel Crawford Martyn Harris vs. Ryan Scope Carl Noon vs. Mike Shipman Louis King vs. Charlie Ward Jeremy Petley vs. Saul Rogers Kevin Fryer vs. Costello Van Steenis Tom Green vs. Charlie Leary Walter Gahadza vs. Kent Kauppinen Jahreau Shepherd vs. Marcin Zywica Chad Griffiths vs. Tom Mearns Amir Albazi vs. Iurie Bejenari

For more on Bellator 200, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.