Bellator 19 official weigh-in/pre-fight press conference
May 19, 2010
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The official weigh-in and pre-fight press
conference for Bellator Fighting Championships’ Thursday evening
event at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas, will take
place TODAY beginning at 5:30 p.m. CDT.
In addition, Bellator will once again provide a LIVE video stream of the weigh-in and press conference at Bellator.com.
Participants include Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney as well
as all 18 competitors in Thursday’s event including: reigning
Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Soto, Diego Saraiva, Ben
Askren, Ryan Thomas, Steve Carl and Dan Hornbuckle
The event will be emceed by Bellator cage announcer Michael C. Williams and Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith.
MAIN CARD:
Welterweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Ben Askren (4-0) vs. Ryan Thomas (13-4)
Welterweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Dan Hornbuckle (20-2) vs. Steve Carl (13-1)
Featherweight “Super Fight”: Joe Soto (8-0) vs. Diego Saraiva (18-8-1)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Ty Lee (7-0) vs. Scott Barrett (9-1)
UNDERCARD:
Local Feature Fight #1: Aaron Wise (6-5) vs. Douglas Frey (7-3)
Local Feature Fight #2: Donyiell Winrow (1-0) vs. Joshua Smith (1-0)
Local Feature Fight #3: Jared Lopez (8-8) vs. Johnney Bedford (15-8-1)
Local Feature Fight #4: Brandon McDowell (31-26) vs. Joe Christopher (9-3)
Local Main Event: Daniel Pineda (10-6) vs. Chas Skelly (6-0)
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at Facebook.com/Bellator.
About Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.
In addition, Bellator will once again provide a LIVE video stream of the weigh-in and press conference at Bellator.com.
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The event will be emceed by Bellator cage announcer Michael C. Williams and Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith.
The full fight card for Bellator 19 is below:
MAIN CARD:
Welterweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Ben Askren (4-0) vs. Ryan Thomas (13-4)
Welterweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Dan Hornbuckle (20-2) vs. Steve Carl (13-1)
Featherweight “Super Fight”: Joe Soto (8-0) vs. Diego Saraiva (18-8-1)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Ty Lee (7-0) vs. Scott Barrett (9-1)
UNDERCARD:
Local Feature Fight #1: Aaron Wise (6-5) vs. Douglas Frey (7-3)
Local Feature Fight #2: Donyiell Winrow (1-0) vs. Joshua Smith (1-0)
Local Feature Fight #3: Jared Lopez (8-8) vs. Johnney Bedford (15-8-1)
Local Feature Fight #4: Brandon McDowell (31-26) vs. Joe Christopher (9-3)
Local Main Event: Daniel Pineda (10-6) vs. Chas Skelly (6-0)
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at Facebook.com/Bellator.
About Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.
