Bellator 178: Straus vs. Pitbull 4 (2017)
Bellator 178: Straus vs. Pitbull 4 took place on April 21, 2017 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut . The event aired live on Spike TV. Bellator returned to Mohegan Sun with a Featherweight world title fight pitting Daniel Straus against Patricio "Pitbull" Freire as the main event of Bellator 178. Straus and Freire have fought three times before; Freire won one by submission and once by decision, while Straus most recently won by decision. A middleweight bout between Ed Ruth and Aaron Goodwine was originally scheduled for this card, but failed to materialize. Ruth instead faced David Mundell.
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Patricio Freire as Self |
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Daniel Straus as Self |
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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane as Self |
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Jessica Middleton as Self |
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Saad Awad as Self |
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Ryan Quinn as Self |
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A.J. McKee as Self |
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Dominic Mazzotta as Self |
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Remo Cardarelli as Self |
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John Lopez as Self |
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Kastriot Xhema as Self |
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Nick Alley as Self |
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Blair Tugman as Self |
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Tom English as Self |
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Jordan Young as Self |
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Tim Caron as Self |
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Ed Ruth as Self |
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David Mundell as Self |
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Tyrell Fortune as Self |
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Branko Busick as Self |
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Chris Foster as Self |
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Shane Manley as Self |
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Don Shainis as Self |
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Mak Kelleher as Self |
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Regivaldo Carvalho as Self |
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Jay Perrin as Self |
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Kemran Lachinov as Self |
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Sam Watford as Self |