Marcelo Golm Replaces Tyrell Fortune, Meets Daniel James at PFL 1

Marcelo Golm will step in for Tyrell Fortune and face Daniel James at PFL 1 on Thursday night.

The organization announced the new heavyweight bout on Monday. Golm vs. James is scheduled for the evening’s preliminary card. A reason for Fortune’s withdrawal was not given.

PFL 1 takes place at the Boeing Center in San Antonio, Texas, and features regular season bouts for heavyweights and women’s flyweights. The card is headlined by a heavyweight clash pitting Ante Delija against Valentin Moldavsky. The main card airs at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on ESPN2 and ESPN+, while prelims stream on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.

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•Tyrelle Fortune is OUT
•New Matchup: Marcelo Golm v. Daniel James
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Golm and James squared off approximately a year ago at Bellator 293, where the Brazilian suffered a third-round TKO loss to his American opponent. Golm, who also went 1-3 during a UFC stint from 2017 to 2019, had won four straight contests before falling to James.

James, meanwhile, has competed once since facing Golm the first time, as he dropped a three-round verdict to Gokhan Saricam at Bellator 297 last June. The 42-year-old Chicago native has finished 10 of his 14 professional victories via KO or TKO.