A featherweight title fight in September apparently won't stop the Joe Warren train from booking a second fight, overseas at that, in the same month. The aforementioned featherweight will be facing Bellator 145-pound champion Joe Soto on September 2. in San Antonio, Tex. for the title. Earning his crack at the belt, Warren fought his way through the season two, 8-man featherweight tourney, after claiming victories over Eric Marriott, Georgi Karakhanyan, and finally a split decision over the previously undefeated Patricio Freire for the season's $100,000 check and number one contenders spot. ...

MMA Gospel Radio airs episode 44 tonight which features arguably the best cut man in the business, Stitch Duran as well as Bellator fighters Joe Warren and Ryan Thomas. ...

Two No Contests marred Thursday's King of the Cage Opposing Force card at San Manuel Casino in Highland, California, outside of San Bernardino. The card's main event between welterweight champion "Slam" Aaron Wetherspoon (7-2) and challenger Anthony Lapsley (11-3) was one of the false starts. Top super heavyweight contender "Rhino" Mike Bourke's (8-11-1) match-up versus "King of the Streets" Chance Williams (6-2) never had a chance, also ending in a No Contest. In the match-ups that actually got off, top 205-pound contender "Kryptonite" Tony Lopez (8-2) submitted Joey Beltran (4-2) by Kimura at 3:15 of the first round. Donald Sanchez (11-7) TKO'd William Sriyrapai (10-4) at 3:41 of round two to climb into the lightweight rankings. Lightweight "Dynamite" Gregg Dalton (5-2) exploded on Dave Rivas (8-7-1) for a second round knockout at 3:41. "Insane" Georgi Karakhanyan (5-1-1) won a unanimous decision over "Mando" Armando Sanchez at lightweight. Light heavyweight Ben Fuimaono (2-1) tapped lanky kickboxer Miguel Cosio (1-5) in an armbar at 2:11 of round two. Daniel Hernandez (2-3) scored a first round TKO of Daniel Mancha at 1:10. ...