Rick Hawn has been forced out of Bellator's season five welterweight tournament with an injury. He was scheduled to face Ben Saunders at Bellator 49 on September 10th in the quarter-finals, but he announced his withdrawal via twitter: "@RickHawnMMA - Have to call off my fight against Ben Saunders in the Bellator tourney. Hurt my knee but ill b back stronger than ever in a few months." No replacement has been announced by Bellator as of yet.