| 21 April 2010
MMA fans here in North Texas were given reason to rejoice when news broke yesterday that Bellator Fighting Championships will be staging a mixed martial arts card at the Verizon Theater (formally Nokia Theater) in Grand Prairie on May 20.
The event will be headlined by an especially tantalizing battle between Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Soto and Diego Saraiva, who was once a contender with the UFC. The event will be aired live on Fox Sports Net with special weekend highlight shows airing on NBC, Telemundo, and the Mun2 network.
“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,” said Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney in yesterday’s press release. “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.”
For those of you unaware, Bellator is a tournament-style mixed martial arts promotion that holds the distinction of being the first MMA promotion to be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks. The first season on Bellator aired on ESPN Deportes last year. Currently in its second season, which started last Thursday, the Bellator season will run cards for twelve consecutive weeks.
Tickets for the May 20 card in Grand Prairie go on sale this Friday, April 23rd at 1 p.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 or on the Web at www.Ticketmaster.com.
(Joe Soto photo © Bellator.com)
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