Jack Marshman’s first cut down to the welterweight division will not go forward as planned.

Marshman (22-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC), who has previously competed in the middleweight division, has been removed from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 127 lineup and his fight against Brad Scott (11-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) due to precautionary reasons over his weight cut, a Marshman team member today told MMAjunkie.

A UFC official subsequently confirmed Marshman’s removal from the card, though a formal announcement has not yet been made by the promotion.

Marshman had never previously competed at 170 pounds. Scott hadn’t been there since December 2012. Both were making the move down from middleweight for the matchup, but medical concerns over Marshman’s final weight cut caused UFC officials to remove the fight from the card.

“As with all athletes, the weight cut is always something that can go wrong, no matter how experienced you are in this game,” Marshman’s manager, Graham Boylan, told MMAjunkie. “Hopefully we can get this fight rescheduled ASAP.

“(Marshman) is not the first and won’t be the last – these things happen. All we can do is move on and learn from it. Jack would like to send his apologies to Brad and fans.”

Additionally, Scott commented on the situation (via Twitter):

UFC Fight Night 127, which takes place at The O2 in London and streams in its entirety on UFC Fight Pass, will proceed with 11 bouts.

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 127, check out the UFC Events section of the site.