Ian Entwistle off Saturday's UFC 204 card; Diakiese-Sajewski promoted to FS1 prelims

An illness has forced Ian Entwistle off the UFC 204 lineup a day before his scheduled bout.

A UFC official today told MMAjunkie an undisclosed illness has forced Entwistle (9-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) out of his fight with bantamweight Rob Font (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC).

The news came just minutes before today’s UFC 204 officials weigh-ins were set to conclude; Entwistle didn’t weigh in, though Font successfully made weight.

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

Entwistle vs. Font was slated for the FS1 prelims. A lightweight bout between Marc Diakiese (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Lukasz Sajewski (13-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC), which was originally slated for the UFC Fight Pass prelims, has taken its spot and will open the FS1 portion of the card.

A UFC official told MMAjunkie that Font, who has been removed from the card since a replacement can’t be secured on such short notice, will be paid his fight purse (“show” money).

The latest UFC 204 card 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. Russell Doane

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

• Iuri Alcantara vs. Brad Pickett
• Davey Grant vs. Damian Stasiak
• Leon Edwards vs. Albert Tumenov
• Marc Diakiese vs. Lukasz Sajewski (156)

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

• Mike Perry vs. Danny Roberts
• Adriano Martins vs. Leonardo Santos

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