Bellator 178 Results: Pitbull vs. Straus 4

Bellator 178 took place on April 21, 2017, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. In the fourth meeting between Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and Daniel Straus, Pitbull reclaimed the featherweight title with a second-round submission. The card also featured an armbar win by Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and a first-round knockout from A.J. McKee.

Main Event: Straus vs. Pitbull 4

Pitbull submitted Straus with a guillotine choke at 0:37 of Round 2 to win back the Bellator featherweight championship. It was Pitbull’s third win over Straus and gave him the edge in their four-fight series. Straus had entered as champion; Pitbull left with the belt.

Co-Main Event: Macfarlane vs. Middleton

Ilima-Lei Macfarlane defeated Jessica Middleton by armbar at 2:15 of Round 1 in a non-title women’s flyweight bout. The submission capped a dominant performance and kept Macfarlane unbeaten.

Other Bellator 178 Results

Saad Awad earned a unanimous decision over Ryan Quinn, with all three judges scoring it 30–27. A.J. McKee stopped Dominic Mazzotta by knockout at 1:15 of Round 1. On the preliminary card, Ed Ruth beat David Mundell by TKO at 3:13 of Round 2, Tyrell Fortune took a unanimous decision over Branko Busick (29–27 on all three cards), and Jordan Young submitted Tim Caron with a D’Arce choke at 3:55 of Round 1. Blair Tugman submitted Thomas English by rear-naked choke at 4:54 of Round 3.

For the complete fight-by-fight results, see MMA Fighting’s Bellator 178 results and its report on Pitbull’s title-winning submission. Read our Bellator 177 recap for the preceding event.

Selected Bout Results

• Patricio Freire defeated Daniel Straus by Submission (Guillotine Choke); round 2, 0:37.
• Ilima-Lei Macfarlane defeated Jessica Middleton by Submission (Armbar); round 1, 2:15.
• Saad Awad defeated Ryan Quinn by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• A.J. McKee defeated Dominic Mazzotta by KO (Head Kick); round 1, 1:15.
• Don Shainis defeated Mak Kelleher by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Regivaldo Carvalho defeated Jay Perrin by Submission (Guillotine Choke); round 3, 2:04.

Sources

MMA Fighting’s Bellator 178 results; report on Pitbull’s title-winning submission; Event results record.

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Bellator, Bellator 178, Mixed Martial Arts