Tag: Bellator 178

Bellator 178: Friday’s Event has Little Something for Everyone (Editorial)

A championship fight, two top female contenders and a handful of prospects are all on the docket for this Friday’s Bellator 178 event. The card airs on Spike.com and Spike from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Serving as the headline act, Daniel Straus puts his featherweight title on the line against Patricio “Pitbull” […]

A championship fight, two top female contenders and a handful of prospects are all on the docket for this Friday’s Bellator 178 event. The card airs on Spike.com and Spike from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Serving as the headline act, Daniel Straus puts his featherweight title on the line against Patricio “Pitbull” […]

Bellator 178: “In Camp” Video with Returning Featherweight Champ Daniel Straus

Bellator 177 went down last night live from Hungry, and already, the promotion is looking ahead to its next card. Taking place Friday, April 21 from Uncasville, Connecticut, Bellator 178 features the return of featherweight champion Daniel Straus, defending his 145lb title against Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. When the two meet in the main event, it’ll […]

Bellator 177 went down last night live from Hungry, and already, the promotion is looking ahead to its next card. Taking place Friday, April 21 from Uncasville, Connecticut, Bellator 178 features the return of featherweight champion Daniel Straus, defending his 145lb title against Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. When the two meet in the main event, it’ll […]

Bellator 177 Championship Match Scrapped After Leandro Higo Misses Weight

Leandro Higo was placed in a perfect situation for his Bellator debut. The former Legacy Fighting Alliance bantamweight champion was tabbed as a replacement for Darrion Caldwell to face Bellator champion Eduardo Dantas Friday night at Bellator 177. One thing got in the way: Higo’s weight. According to The MMA Report’s Jason Floyd, Higo missed […]

Leandro Higo was placed in a perfect situation for his Bellator debut. The former Legacy Fighting Alliance bantamweight champion was tabbed as a replacement for Darrion Caldwell to face Bellator champion Eduardo Dantas Friday night at Bellator 177. One thing got in the way: Higo’s weight. According to The MMA Report’s Jason Floyd, Higo missed […]

Bellator 178 Secures Saad Award-Ryan Quinn Contest

Saad Awad will enter into hostile territory when he meets Connecticut’s Ryan Quinn at Bellator 178. Awad (19-9) has lost two in a row and three of his last four, including a November knockout loss to Brennan Ward. He did put together a three-fight win streak between 2014-15 before a loss to Patricky “Pitbull” Freire […]

Saad Awad will enter into hostile territory when he meets Connecticut’s Ryan Quinn at Bellator 178. Awad (19-9) has lost two in a row and three of his last four, including a November knockout loss to Brennan Ward. He did put together a three-fight win streak between 2014-15 before a loss to Patricky “Pitbull” Freire […]

Bellator 178 Picks up Battle of Prospects A.J. McKee, Dominic Mazzotta

The upcoming Bellator 178 card will feature a meeting of promotional prospects, as A.J. McKee puts his unbeaten record on the line vs. Dominic Mazzotta. McKee (7-0) kicked off January with a decision over Brandon Phillips. He is the son of MMA veteran Antonio McKee, who experienced much success in Canada. Mazzotta (12-1) has lost […]

The upcoming Bellator 178 card will feature a meeting of promotional prospects, as A.J. McKee puts his unbeaten record on the line vs. Dominic Mazzotta. McKee (7-0) kicked off January with a decision over Brandon Phillips. He is the son of MMA veteran Antonio McKee, who experienced much success in Canada. Mazzotta (12-1) has lost […]

Daniel Straus: ‘It Was Rough Getting Back’ to Active Competition

Daniel Straus hasn’t had an easy road back to active mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. Straus, who is the reigning Bellator featherweight champion, hasn’t fought since Nov. 2015. He will meet Patricio Freire for the fourth time on April 21 in the main event of Bellator 178. Straus’ last bout was a unanimous decision win […]

Daniel Straus hasn’t had an easy road back to active mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. Straus, who is the reigning Bellator featherweight champion, hasn’t fought since Nov. 2015. He will meet Patricio Freire for the fourth time on April 21 in the main event of Bellator 178. Straus’ last bout was a unanimous decision win […]