{"id":125883,"date":"2015-01-15T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-15T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=125883"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:56:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:56:20","slug":"daniel-straus-talks-upcoming-title-shot-just-want-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/daniel-straus-talks-upcoming-title-shot-just-want-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Straus Talks Upcoming Title Shot: ‘I Just Want It More’- Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s a challenging task for any fighter to climb the ranks and earn a title shot. Then, it’s even more difficult to win and keep winning in order to stay the champion. When a fighter loses the belt it’s up to them to come back and earn a couple of wins \u00a0to get back to the title. For Bellator MMA’s featherweight fighter, Daniel Straus, that trek back to the top lasted all of 50 seconds.<\/p>\n

Straus won the featherweight belt back in September 2013 when he defeated Pat Curran via unanimous decision. Unfortunately for Straus, he lost the title in the rematch between the two men, when Curran submitted him in the final round with only 14 seconds left. Straus returned to action in October of last year when he knocked out Justin Wilcox in a staggering 50 seconds. That performance earned him a chance to fight for the gold once more. This time against the new featherweight champion and another fighter he’s already gone up against, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire.<\/p>\n

Straus talked to BJPENN.COM Radio this past Sunday and made it clear that he’s counting down the seconds until he enters that cage, “I’m ready to go brother,” said Straus who will fight in the main event at Bellator 132 on Jan. 16 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA.<\/p>\n

“I feel like I own that thing. I know I only had it for a quick second,” admitted Straus, “but I know where I belong. It\u2019s definitely at the top of the 145 division in Bellator. I\u2019m just going back in there to continue to prove to everybody where I belong. This fight is big, it\u2019s going to be a big fight, it\u2019s going to be a good fight. I just can\u2019t tell you enough how ready I am; I shake at just the mention of fighting him. I\u2019m more than ready to get to it.”<\/p>\n

A lot of fighters look to avenge losses on their records, but Straus, who lost to Pitbull back in 2011, isn’t concerned with getting revenge and said he doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about it that way.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t think about that. I just move forward with my career. Every time I\u2019ve lost to an opponent I\u2019ve got nothing but better. We fought three years ago and we both have grown since then. Fighting him now is going to be different and it\u2019s going to be a better fight.”<\/p>\n

Straus added,<\/p>\n

“He\u2019s improved as a fighter, I\u2019ve improved as a fighter. He\u2019s done his thing in the tournament in Bellator, I\u2019ve done my thing in the tournament in Bellaltor. Since than we\u2019ve both become world champions. The only difference is now we\u2019re facing each other again and I just really want it more. I\u2019ve tasted how good it can be and I\u2019ve tasted bitter sweetness and like I said, I\u2019m ready to get back on that horse and ride out.”<\/p>\n

Make sure you check out the full interview with Daniel Straus HERE<\/a>!.<\/p>\n

By: Ryan C. Miller<\/a> | Twitter <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  It’s a challenging task for any fighter to climb the ranks and earn a title shot. Then, it’s even more difficult to win and keep winning in order to stay the champion. When a fighter loses the belt it’s up to them to come back and earn a couple of wins \u00a0to get back […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":125896,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[44,2674],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDaniel Straus Talks Upcoming Title Shot: 'I Just Want It More'- Exclusive | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Daniel Straus talks to BJPENN.COM Radio about his role in this weekend's Bellator main event. 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