Bellator 19 official weigh-in/pre-fight press conference scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CDT today

Event will once again stream LIVE online at Bellator.com

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (May 19, 2010) — 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.

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.