Jessica Eye vs. Aspen Ladd scratched from tonight's TUF 25 Finale lineup

Tonight’s lineup for The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale has a late scratch.

Bantamweight Jessica Eye (11-6 MMA, 1-5 UFC) today announced her fight with promotional newcomer Aspen Ladd (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been canceled (via Instagram):

Fight is off ????

A post shared by Jessica Eye (@jessicaevileye) on Jul 7, 2017 at 1:55pm PDT

UFC officials subsequently made a formal announcement, citing an “illness” for Ladd.

The TUF 25 Finale takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Eye vs. Ladd was scheduled to open the FS1-televised prelims. Featherweights Teruto Ishihara (9-3-2 MMA, 2-1-1 UFC) vs. Gray Maynard (12-6-1 MMA, 10-6-1 UFC) are expected to move from the UFC Fight Pass prelims to the open the FS1 slot.

The card now continues with 11 bouts and kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT).

For more on The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.