Bellator 49’s Rick Hawn out of welterweight tourney with knee injury

A knee injury has forced Rick Hawn out of Bellator 49 and his opening-round welterweight-tournament bout with Ben Saunders.

Hawn announced the news via Twitter.

Bellator officials haven’t confirmed the injury or a possible replacement for the eight-man tournament, which kicks off Sept. 10 at Caesars Atlantic City in New Jersey.