Bellator 262 loses Marcelo Golm vs. Linton Vassell, gains a preliminary card fight

A heavyweight fight has been removed from the Bellator 262 main card.

The scheduled bout between Marcelo Golm and Linton Vassell has been canceled for undisclosed reasons, a Bellator official told MMA Junkie on Monday. A decision has not been made on which fight, if any, will fill the hole left on the Bellator 262 main card.

The fight card will remain at 11 fights total. A lightweight matchup between Northeast up-and-comers Charlie Campbell (3-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) and Nick Giulietti (2-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has been added to the prelims.

Bellator 262 takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie.

A former UFC fighter, Golm (8-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) was expected to make his promotional debut after three straight victories on the regional scene. Meanwhile, Vassell (20-8 MMA, 9-5 BMMA), a staple of Bellator’s main cards for the past few years, would’ve been looking to extend his winning streak to three after victories over Ronny Markes and Sergei Kharitonov.

With the changes, the Bellator 262 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (9 p.m. EST, Showtime)

• Champ Juliana Velasquez vs. Denise Kielholtz
• Tyrell Fortune vs. Matt Mitrione
• Arlene Blencowe vs. Dayana Silva
• Johnny Eblen vs. Travis Davis

PRELIMS (6 p.m. EST, MMA Junkie)

• Cee Jay Hamilton vs. Matheus Mattos
• Ronny Markes vs. Said Sowma
• Theodore Macuka vs. Cody Law
• Roman Faraldo vs. John Ramirez
• Diana Avsaragova vs. Gabriella Gulfin
• Adil Benjilany vs. Johnny Soto
• Charlie Campbell vs. Nick Giulietti