Linton Vassell seems to have his legs under him in the Bellator MMA heavyweight division.
A longtime stalwart at 205 pounds, Vassell will look to move one step closer to contention when he confronts the once-beaten Tyrell Fortune in the Bellator 271 co-feature on Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. “The Swarm” enters the cage on the strength of back-to-back victories, both of them finishes. Vassell, 38, last competed at Bellator 254, where he cut down former King of the Cage champion Ronny Markes with punches in the second round of their Dec.