Bellator 178 Straus vs Pitbull 4 (2017)

Bellator 178 Straus vs Pitbull 4 took place on April 21 2017 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville Connecticut The event aired live on Spike TV Bellator returned to Mohegan Sun with a Featherweight world title fight pitting Daniel Straus against Patricio Pitbull Freire as the main event of Bellator 178 Straus and Freire have fought three times before Freire won one by submission and once by decision while Straus most recently won by decision A middleweight bout between Ed Ruth and Aaron Goodwine was originally scheduled for this card but failed to materialize Ruth instead faced David Mundell