The return of the PFL next month, and the debut in Bellator’s former East Coast base, has seen some changes at heavyweight.
Daniel Tiago (15-7-1) is out of his fight against Tyrell Net Worth (13-2) on the main card. Fortune will now take over Marcelo Gol (10-5). AND Marcelo Nunes (11-2) is out of the fight against Oleg Popov (17-1). Popov will now take over as replacement Davion Franklin (6-2).
A Bellator official informed MMA Junkie about the new fights on Monday. The start of the second half of the PFL regular season takes place on June 13 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut (ESPN/ESPN+), and features women’s heavyweights and flyweights who will attempt to qualify for the postseason of four people.
Fortune was supposed to fight Golm last November at UFC 301 in Chicago, but Fortune became ill the day of the fight after the event began and the fight was cancelled. Fortune was also supposed to fight James to open the regular season, but had to withdraw. Consequently, he has no points in the standings, led by Valentin Moldavsky with 6 points. Golm lost the first fight of the regular season.
Popov has 5 points after a second round stoppage in his first fight of the season. Franklin will wrestle for the first time in the regular season.
With the changes, the PFL Week 4 schedule now includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET)
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Valentin Moldavsky x Linton Vassell
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Dakota Ditcheva x Chelsea Hackett
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Tyrell Fortune x Marcelo Golm
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Liz Carmouche x Kana Watanabe
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET)
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Sergey Bilostennyi vs Denis Goltsov
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Jena Bishop x Taila Santos
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Davion Franklin x Oleg Popov
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Ilara Joanne x Shanna Young
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Danilo Marques x Gokhan Saricam
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Lisa Mauldin x Juliana Velasquez
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Sumiko Inaba x Saray Orozco
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Melissa Balic x Kristina Katsikis
