We’ll have to wait a little longer to see ol’ “Gunni” return to action.

Gunnar Nelson (16-3-1 MMA, 7-3 UFC) today announced he’s been forced out of a scheduled UFC Fight Night 130 co-headliner against welterweight Neil Magny (20-6 MMA, 13-5 UFC).

Nelson said a knee injury will require surgery and a recovery time table of 8-10 weeks (via Twitter):

Unfortunately I have to withdraw from my fight against Neil Magny on May 27th in Liverpool. Last weekend I injured my knee. I will undergo an operation right away and I´ll be out for 8-10 weeks. I’m sorry to my family, my opponent, my teammates, the fans and the UFC.

This is a huge blow to me and I’m at a loss for words to describe the disappointment I am feeling. I was really feeling up for this fight, the training camp was going great and everything was just perfect until this happened. When all is said and done this is the fight business and injuries are sometimes an unfortunate part of it given the physical rigors us athletes put our bodies through. I will keep on evolving as a fighter while I’m on the sidelines and I’ll be back as soon as I can.

The scratch, which themmatakeover.com first reported this past week, leaves Magny without an opponent. UFC officials haven’t formally announced the scratch or plans for a possible replacement.

UFC Fight Night 130 takes place May 27 at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Nelson hasn’t seen action since a first-round knockout loss to Santiago Ponzinibbio in July’s UFC Fight Night 113 main event. Prior to the setback, the 29-year-old Icelandic submission specialist had posted back-to-back “Performance of the Night” tap-out wins over Albert Tumenov and Alan Jouban.

Magny, No. 14 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings, recently defeated former UFC interim champ Carlos Condit via decision for his second win in three fights, which also included a decision victory over ex-champ Johny Hendricks.

The latest UFC Fight Night 130 card includes:

MAIN CARD (FS1, 1 p.m. ET)

• Stephen Thompson vs. Darren Till
• Neil Magny vs. TBA
• Arnold Allen vs. Mads Burnell
• Makwan Amirkhani vs. Jason Knight
• Manny Bermudez vs. Davey Grant
• Eric Spicely vs. Darren Stewart

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 11 a.m. ET)

• Claudio Henrique da Silva vs. Nordine Taleb
• Tom Breese vs. Daniel Kelly
• Don Madge vs. David Teymur
• Molly McCann vs. Gillian Robertson

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 9:30 a.m. ET)

• Trevor Smith vs. Elias Theodorou
• Brad Scott vs. Salim Touahri
• Lina Lansberg vs. Gina Mazany

For the latest on UFC Fight Night 130, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.