Former two-division champ Joe Warren meets Steve Garcia at Bellator 181 in July

Despite inching closer to his 41st birthday, Joe Warren continues to go strong in the cage and will make his return to action at Bellator 181 in July.

Warren (14-6 MMA, 12-5 BMMA) is slated to meet Steve Garcia (7-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) in a bantamweight fight on the card. MMAjunkie today confirmed the matchup with a Bellator official.

Bellator 181 takes place July 14 at WinStar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, Okla. The main card airs on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie.

Warren, the only fighter in Bellator history to claim championship belts in two different weight classes, is coming off a majority-decision loss to current bantamweight champ Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 166 in December.

“The Baddest Man on the Planet” has alternated wins and losses over his past six fights, but showed with the fairly competitive fight against Dantas that he can still hang with elite talent at 135 pounds despite being the oldest active fighter in the weight class.

Garcia will enter the Bellator 181 showdown with Warren as 15 years the junior to his opponent. The 25-year-old is relatively unheralded, but has quietly put together a solid run of five victories in six Bellator appearances.

“Mean Machine” is coming off a unanimous decision over Ronnie Lawrence at Bellator 162 in October and will attempt to add a significant win to his resume at Warren’s expense.

With the addition, the latest Bellator 181 card now includes:

• Patricky Freire vs. Derek Campos
• Emily Ducote vs. Valerie Letourneau
• Steve Garcia vs. Joe Warren

For more on Bellator 181, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.