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REPORT: VALTER WALKER OUT, TYRELL FORTUNE IN AT UFC SEATTLE

By David Tees on 3/7/2026 9:12 AM

Valter Walker won’t be fighting later this month at UFC Fight Night Seattle according to AG Fight, replacing him against #9 Marcin Tybura is Tyrell Fortune. 

Tybura (27-10-0) has won three of his last six under the UFC banner, with those wins coming over Tai Tuivasa, Jhonata Diniz, and Mick Parkin. Tybura has competed for nearly a decade in the UFC, compiling a 14-9-0 record in the promotion. Tybura has earned 27 wins as a professional MMA fighter and 10 of them came by way of KO/TKO. 

Fortune (17-3-0, 2NC) would be making his UFC debut in this encounter and does so on the strength of a three fight winning streak. Fortune has had a lone run under the Bellator MMA banner, with notable wins coming over Said Sowma, Matt Mitrione, and Rakim Cleveland. Fortune has competed 22 times as a professional MMA fighter and just three of those bouts went the distance. 

UFC Fight Night Seattle takes place on Saturday, March 28 from the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington with Israel Adesanya and Joe Pyfer headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on Paramount+.