Dallas area to host Bellator 19, Joe Soto vs. Diego Saraiva super fight on May 20
Bellator Fighting Championships returns to Texas next month for Bellator 19.
Organization officials today announced the May 20 show takes place at the Verizon Theatre (formerly the Nokia Theatre) in Grand Prairie, Texas, just outside Dallas.
As MMAjunkie.com previously reported, the event features a non-title "super fight" between Bellator season-one tournament winner/current featherweight champ Joe Soto (8-0 MMA, 3-0 BFC) and veteran Diego Saraiva (17-8-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC).
As with all Bellator shows, Bellator 19 airs live on FOX Sports Net (check local listings in case the show is preempted by local sports programming), and highlights packages air the following Saturday on NBC, Telemundo and mun2.
Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday, April 23, at all Ticketmaster locations.
"Bellator is thrilled at the opportunity to bring our innovative, nationally televised tournament-style mixed-martial-arts events to the many millions of passionate MMA fans in Texas," Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney stated. "Joe Soto has established himself as one of the top featherweights in the world, and this fight versus Diego should be a war. Additionally, we have two Bellator semifinal tournament bouts in the welterweight division and five other world class fights on this card. It should be a great night."
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