Replacement Jeremy Kennedy injured; yet another replacement needed for next week's UFC 204

With a week to go, Mirsad Bektic needs a replacement opponent – again.

On the same day Jeremy Kennedy (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was announced as a replacement for injured featherweight Arnold Allen (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at next week’s UFC 204 event, a UFC official today confirmed with MMAjunkie that Kennedy has also been forced off the card with an undisclosed injury.

Bektic (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) now awaits yet another replacement opponent.

UFC 204 takes place Oct. 8 at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Bektic, who’s No. 14 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA featherweight rankings, is slated to kick off the main card.

Bektic is 3-0 since joining the UFC with decision victories over Chas Skelly and Paul Redmond, as well as a recent TKO win over Lucas Martins. The 25-year-old Bosnian fighter, who’s previously competed for Victory FC, RFA and Titan FC, returns from a 16-month injury layoff when he fights at UFC 204.

The latest UFC 204 lineup now includes:

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

• Champ Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson – for middleweight title
• Vitor Belfort vs. Gegard Mousasi
• Jimi Manuwa vs. Ovince Saint Preux
• Daniel Omielanczuk vs. Stefan Struve
• Mirsad Bektic vs. TBA

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

• Iuri Alcantara vs. Brad Pickett
• Ian Entwistle vs. Rob Font
• Davey Grant vs. Damian Stasiak
• Leon Edwards vs. Albert Tumenov

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)

• Mike Perry vs. Danny Roberts
• Adriano Martins vs. Leonardo Santos
• Marc Diakiese vs. TBA

For more on UFC 204, check out the UFC Rumors section of the card.