Bryan Caraway forced off UFC 170 card due to injury

An injury has forced bantamweight Bryan Caraway (18-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) off this month’s UFC 170 card, the UFC today announced.

His scheduled opponent, Lucas Martins (14-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), now awaits a new opponent.

UFC 170 takes place Feb. 22 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

The fight is currently slated for the FOX Sports 1 prelims.

Caraway had hoped to build off his recent 4-1 run.

Martins, meanwhile, suffered his first career loss in his UFC debut, where Edson Barboza made him tap out due to strikes. However, since the late-notice bout, the Brazilian has rebounded with stoppage wins over Jeremy Larsen, which earned him a “Knockout of the Night” bonus, and Junior Hernandez, which marked his debut at bantamweight.

The latest UFC 170 card now includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Champ Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann – for women’s bantamweight title
• Daniel Cormier vs. Rashad Evans
• Rory MacDonald vs. Demian Maia
• Stephen Thompson vs. Robert Whittaker
• Rafael dos Anjos vs. Rustam Khabilov

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)

• Alexis Davis vs. Jessica Eye
• Raphael Assuncao vs. Francisco Rivera
• Lucas Martins vs. TBA
• Mike Pyle vs. T.J. Waldburger

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)

• Zach Makovsky vs. Josh Sampo
• Erik Koch vs. Rafaello Oliveira

For the latest on UFC 170, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Bryan Caraway)