Daniel Straus
UFC veteran Jimmie Rivera vs. ex-Bellator champ Daniel Straus to co-headline BKFC 61
What could be a certified banger between a UFC veteran and former Bellator champion is set to co-headline BKFC 61. The promotion announced Monday that Jimmie Rivera vs. Daniel Straus will go down May 11 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The featherweight bout will serve as the...
Scott Coker Q&A: Bellator 255, rankings launch, ‘MVP,’ Megan Anderson, Tyron Woodley, more
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Bellator is ready to kick off its 2021 schedule, and promotion president Scott Coker is thrilled with what the future holds. On Thursday, Coker spoke with MMA Junkie on a host of topics including “Pitbull” vs. Straus 2, the promotion’s deal with Showtime, the implementation of...
Bellator 226 post-event facts: Even without win, Ryan Bader makes history
nt" The first half of Bellator’s featherweight grand prix opening round went down on Saturday with Bellator 226. SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., hosted the event, which streamed on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie. A heavyweight championship bout headlined the event, though is ended in anticlimactic fashion...
Bellator 226 main card salaries: Bader and Kongo each earn $100k
Six-figure paydays await the heavyweight headliners of Bellator 226, with champ-champ Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo earning $100,000 each. Bader and Kongo top a list of salaries that total $1,041,000 before wins and losses are factored in, according to the California State Athletic Commission. MMA Junkie today requested and...
Bellator 226 pre-event facts: Cheick Kongo can become Bellator’s oldest champion
Bellator kicks off a busy September on Saturday with Bellator 226, which takes place at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., with a main card that streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie. A heavyweight championship bout takes center stage in the main event. Ryan Bader (27-5 MMA,...
Bellator 219 video: Daniel Straus describes learning to walk again after motorcycle accident
The fact Daniel Straus is walking, period, defies logic. That the former Bellator champion is about to step into the cage again is just the icing on a miraculous cake. Straus (24-8 MMA, 11-5 BMMA), a two-time featherweight champ, is moving up to lightweight Friday to take on Shane...
Losing to Aaron Pico pushed Bellator 219’s Shane Kruchten to ‘a dark place,’ but he’s back
Shane Kruchten officially has been a Bellator fighter for more than 15 months. His total fight time, though, officially adds up to 37 seconds. That’s how long it took Aaron Pico to knock out Kruchten in his first and only promotional appearance. The win brought Pico’s Bellator record to...
Watch MMAjunkie Radio here (8 p.m. ET) with Paul Felder, Daniel Straus (in studio)
MMAjunkie Radio kicks off today at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) with guests Paul Felder and Daniel Straus. Felder is getting ready to take on James Vick in a lightweight fight at UFC on ESPN 1 on Feb. 17 in Phoenix. Straus, a two-time Bellator featherweight champion, will...
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