Straus breaks hand and is out of Curran title fight

http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/02/broken-hand-cancels-daniel-straus-title-fight-with-pat-curran-at-bellator-95

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A long wait is about to get longer for Bellator's Season 6 featherweight tournament winner, Daniel Straus.

Straus (21-4 MMA, 7-1 BFC) broke his hand during a training session and has been forced to withdraw from a title fight against featherweight champion Pat Curran (18-4 MMA, 8-1 BFC) at Bellator 95, which takes place April 4 at Revel Resort & Casino in Atlantic City, N.J.

Multiple sources close to the event passed along the news to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). A replacement search is currently underway for Straus, who most recently appeared this past October in a non-tourney fight.

Facing UFC vet Alvin Robinson, Straus earned a second-round submission win. The Cincinnati native, who now works with American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla., expressed a desire to keep busy as a queue of contenders lined up for Curran's title.

The line again got moving this past month when Curran defended his title with a win over Patricio "Pitbull" Freire at Bellator 85.

It's not the first time injuries have delayed the featherweight division. Curran suffered a broken orbital bone that delayed his meeting with Freire.

A standout wrestler, Straus made it to the finals of Bellator's Season 4 tournament before losing to Freire. He then entered the Season 6 competition and beat Jeremy Spoon, Mike Corey and Marlon Sandro to win the competition and claim a $100,000 payout.

Hopefully they just move Shamhalaev up

Id like to see him fight the russian first anyway.

This really sucks, I was so looking forward to watching these 2 fight in Atlantic City. That being said they should just bump Straus back and have Curran fight Shamhalaev. Straus gets the winner in the next fight.

Primetyme199 wrote:

This really sucks, I was so looking forward to watching these 2 fight in Atlantic City. That being said they should just bump Straus back and have Curran fight Shamhalaev. Straus gets the winner in the next fight.

They are, it's already been announced.

OU wrote:

Primetyme199 wrote:

This really sucks, I was so looking forward to watching these 2 fight in Atlantic City. That being said they should just bump Straus back and have Curran fight Shamhalaev. Straus gets the winner in the next fight.

They are, it's already been announced.

See that, I get shit done. What else do you guys want me to have happen.

Primetyme199 wrote:

OU wrote:

Primetyme199 wrote:

This really sucks, I was so looking forward to watching these 2 fight in Atlantic City. That being said they should just bump Straus back and have Curran fight Shamhalaev. Straus gets the winner in the next fight.

They are, it's already been announced.

See that, I get shit done. What else do you guys want me to have happen.

Get Eddie Alvarez in an organization. Your pick, just get him in a cage.

Calling the judge now.