Bellator 178: Straus vs. Freire 4 took place April 21, 2017 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Bellator 178 Pre-Fight Analysis
Bellator 178 Post-Fight Analysis
“POSTLIMINARY” CARD (Untelevised)
• Mak Kelleher vs. Don Shainis: Don Shainis defeats Mak Kelleher via unanimous decision.
• Regivaldo Carvalho vs. Jay Perrin: Regivaldo Carvalho defeats Jay Perrin via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:04 of Round 3.
• Kemran Lachinov vs. Sam Watford: Kemran Lachinov defeats Sam Watford via split decision.
MAIN CARD (Spike TV, 9:00 PM ET)
• Daniel Straus vs. Patricio Freire (FW Championship): Patricio Freire defeats Daniel Straus via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:37 of Round 2.
• Ilima MacFarlane vs. Jessica Middleton: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane defeats Jessica Middleton via submission (armbar) at 2:15 of Round 1.
• Saad Awad vs. Ryan Quinn: Saad Awad defeats Ryan Quinn via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
• Dominic Mazzotta vs. A.J. McKee: AJ McKee Jr. defeats Dominic Mazzotta via KO (head kick) at 1:15 of Round 1.
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 6:50 PM ET)
• Remo Cardarelli vs. John Lopez: Remo Cardarelli defeats John Lopez via unanimous decision.
• Nick Alley vs. Kastriot Xhema: Kastriot Xhema defeats Nick Alley via TKO (strikes) at 3:19 of Round 1.
• Tom English vs. Blair Tugman: Blair Tugman defeats Tom English via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:54 of Round 3.
• Tim Caron vs. Jordan Young: Jordan Young defeats Tim Caron via submission (D’Arce choke) at 3:55 of Round 1.
• David Mundell vs. Ed Ruth: Ed Ruth defeats David Mundell via TKO (strikes) at 3:13 of Round 2.
• Branko Busick vs. Tyrell Fortune: Tyrell Fortune defeats Branko Busick via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27).
• Chris Foster vs. Shane Manley: Chris Foster defeats Shane Manley via decision.
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