Bellator 219: Awad vs. Girtz is a mixed martial arts event to take place March 29, 2019 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California, United States.
Fight card
Main card (Paramount and DAZN)
Lightweight Saad Awad vs. Brandon Girtz
Lightweight Daniel Straus vs. Shane Kruchten
Welterweight Andrey Koreshkov vs. Michael Jasper
Middleweight Joe Schilling vs. Keith Berry
Preliminary card (Bellator and App)
Lightweight Darren Smith vs. Joshua Jones
Bantamweight Adrian Najera vs. Johnny Soto
Welterweight David Rickels vs. A.J. Matthews
Bantamweight Shawn Bunch vs. Dominic Mazzotta
Lightweight David Pacheco vs. Kelvin Gentapanan
Women's Featherweight Janay Harding vs. Marina Mokhnatkina
Background
The event was expected to be headlined by a welterweight bout between Andrey Koreshkov and Lorenz Larkin. However, Larkin pulled out on March 1 due to undisclosed reasons. Koreshkov will remain on the card facing Michael Jasper.
A lightweight bout between Saad Awad and Brandon Girtz was announced as the new main event.