{"id":174827,"date":"2015-11-06T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T20:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=174827"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:33:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:33:49","slug":"daniel-straus-says-he-wouldve-smacked-the-sh-t-out-of-bellator-champ-pitbull-freire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/daniel-straus-says-he-wouldve-smacked-the-sh-t-out-of-bellator-champ-pitbull-freire\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Straus says he would&#8217;ve &#8216;smacked the sh-t out&#8217; of Bellator champ &#8216;Pitbull&#8217; Freire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A scuffle between the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/patricio-freire-fires-back-at-will-brooks-he-hit-patricky-first-and-came-at-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pitbull brothers<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/bellator-champ-will-brooks-claims-pitbull-brothers-jumped-him-while-on-the-phone-with-his-mother\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks<\/a> was reported all over MMA media earlier this week. One of the brothers in the altercation, Patricio Freire has a featherweight match defending his Bellator title against Daniel Straus tonight\u00a0at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/bellator-145-vengeance-headlined-by-two-title-fights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bellator 145<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Straus spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/11\/daniel-straus-on-bellator-champ-pitbull-i-wouldve-smacked-the-sh-t-out-of-him\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Junkie<\/a> on the eve of the scuffle and was asked if he has crossed paths with his opponent Patricio yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot yet,\u201d Straus told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/11\/daniel-straus-on-bellator-champ-pitbull-i-wouldve-smacked-the-sh-t-out-of-him\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie Radio<\/a>. \u201cOr it would be headlines all over Junkie about how I smacked the sh-t out of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Straus said the scuffle is typical of Freire\u2019s behavior.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe can be a hothead all day,\u201d Straus said. \u201cAt this point and at this level, it doesn\u2019t do you any good. It\u2019s not going to get you any more wins than losses. You\u2019re not going to intimidate me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat he has to say, the way he walks, the way he carries himself \u2013 it doesn\u2019t bother me. It annoys me, and it annoys a lot of people. But that\u2019s him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With two previous losses to Freire, Straus looks to turn things around in their third match and to take the Bellator featherweight title.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you see winning the match between the two charismatic featherweights? Will Straus be able to notch a win, or does Freire have Straus\u2019 number? Let us know your predictions in the comments section!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A scuffle between the Pitbull brothers and Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks was reported all over MMA media earlier this week. One of the brothers in the altercation, Patricio Freire has a featherweight match defending his Bellator title against Daniel Straus tonight\u00a0at Bellator 145. 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