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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Bellator Fighting Championships has found their replacement for the injured Rick Hawn in the upcoming season five welterweight tournament, as 11-3 Chris Cisneros will take his place.
Cisneros will take on UFC vet Ben Saunders in the opening round of the tournament, which kicks off on Sept. 10 on MTV2.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for me, and I'm looking to make some noise in this tournament," Cisneros said of taking the spot. "It's always a tough thing to see another fighter go down because of injury, but it happened, and now I have a chance to fight for an unbelievable promotion like Bellator."
Hawn was forced out of the tournament earlier this week with an injury that he said would keep him out of action for a few months. Cisneros enters the tournament having won five fights in a row, and he has won eight of his last ten.
"Rick had a tremendous run for us in our Season 4 Welterweight Tournament, and was really looking forward to seeing him back in this tournament," said Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney. "Unfortunately Rick suffered an injury that will keep him out for a few months, and I expect him back with Bellator in short order. I know Chris is going to come into this tournament hungry, and his fight with Ben should be a great one on September 10 live on MTV2."
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