Rory Markham is out, and Tyler Stinson is in at Thursday’s Bellator 26 event, where he’ll meet Steve Carl in a season-four welterweight-tournament qualifier bout.
Bellator officials today announced Markham isn’t medically cleared for the fight, which takes place Aug. 26 at the Kansas City Power & Light District in Missouri.
The fight is slated as a 175-pound catchweight affair and is part of the night’s FOX Sports Net-televised broadcast.