Daniel Straus formerly known as Daniel Mason-Straus, is an American

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 professional

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 mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

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 (MMA) fighter. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships

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.

Wrestling Career

Daniel was a highly successful, and highly controversial, high school wrestler. As a junior at Sycamore High School

Sycamore High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)

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 of Cincinnati, Daniel finished 3rd in the state in Division I (135 lbs.) His senior year, he was ruled academically ineligible and missed the second half of the season (including the state tournament). However, he was given a wild card birth into the NHSCA Senior Nationals (high school senior national championship) and won the tournament. He is considered one of the best wrestlers of the decade (2001-2010) and one of the greatest Ohio high school wrestlers to never win a state title.

Shark Fights

Straus was a late replacement for Marcus Hicks

Marcus Hicks

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 at Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley where he beat WEC

World Extreme Cagefighting

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 veteran Karen Darabedyan

Karen Darabedyan

Karen Darabedyan is an Armenian professional mixed martial artist. He is more notable for fighting in WEC's lightweight division. He is a training partner of Karo Parisyan and Manvel Gamburyan...

 via unanimous decision.

Bellator Fighting Championships

Straus made his Bellator debut on June 24, 2010 at Bellator 23 where he defeated Chad Hinton

Chad Hinton

Chad Hinton is a American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Hinton fought in Ohio based promotions....

 via unanimous decision.

In January 2011, Bellator announced that Straus would be a part of the Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Four

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. In the quarterfinals, Straus fought the fighter with the best record in mixed martial arts at 19-0, Nazareno Malegarie

Nazareno Malegarie

Nazareno Malegarie is an Argentinian mixed martial artist. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in the Featherweight division and was featured in the fourth season tournament.-Early life:...

, in the quarterfinals. Straus defeated Malegarie via unanimous decision to move on to the semifinals and give Malegarie the first loss of his career. The fight won Fight of the Night honors.

At Bellator 41, Straus competed in the semi-finals of the season four tournament against Kenny Foster

Kenny Foster

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. Straus controlled the fight for the first two rounds before he finished Foster via guillotine choke and moved on to the finals of the tournament. Straus met Patricio Freire

Patricio Freire

Patricio "Pitbull" Freire is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competes in the featherweight division.-Bellator:After stringing together an impressive undefeated record on the local Brazilian circuit, he made his American debut on April 22, 2010 for the Bellator Fighting Championships in their...

 in the fourth season tournament finals at Bellator 45. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Mixed Martial Arts

• Bellator Fighting Championships
  Bellator Fighting Championships
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  • Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament Runner-up
• North American Allied Fight Series
  • NAAFS Interim Pro Series Lightweight Championship (One time)

Amateur Wrestling

• National High School Coaches Association
  • NHSCA Senior High School National Championship (2003)
  • NHSCA Senior All-American (2003)
• Ohio High School Athletic Association
  Ohio High School Athletic Association
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  • OHSAA
    Ohio High School Athletic Association
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     High School State Championship 3rd Place (2002)
  • Sycamore High School Record for Most Wins in a Season (42; 2003)
  • Sycamore High School Record for Best Season Record (42-1; 2003)

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
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|  Jason Dent

Jason Dent

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|Decision (unanimous)
|NAAFS - Caged Fury 15
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Cleveland, Ohio

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|Loss
|align=center|16-4
|  Patricio Freire

Patricio Freire

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|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 45
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Lake Charles, Louisiana

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, United States

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|Win
|align=center|16-3
|  Kenny Foster

Kenny Foster

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|Submission (guillotine choke)
|Bellator 41
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|align=center|3
|align=center|3:48
|Yuma, Arizona

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|Win
|align=center|15-3
|  Nazareno Malegarie

Nazareno Malegarie

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|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 37
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Concho, Oklahoma

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|Win
|align=center|14-3
|  Karen Darabedyan

Karen Darabedyan

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|Decision (unanimous)
|Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Amarillo, Texas

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|Win
|align=center|13-3
|  Joe Pearson
| Submission (punches)
|XFO 36 - Outdoor War 6
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|align=center|2
|align=center|4:04
|Island Lake, Illinois

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|Win
|align=center|12-3
|  Chad Hinton

Chad Hinton

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|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 23
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky

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|Win
|align=center|11-3
|  Travis Perzynski
|Decision (unanimous)
|ICE - International Combat Events 45
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Forest Park, Ohio

Forest Park, Ohio

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|Win
|align=center|10-3
|  Frank Caraballo
|Submission (punches)
|NAAFS - Caged Fury 9
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|align=center|5
|align=center|3:57
|Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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|Win
|align=center|9-3
|  Gideon Ray
|Decision (unanimous)
|XFO 33
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Chicago, Illinois, United States

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|Win
|align=center|8-3
|  Joe Heiland
|Decision (unanimous)
|NAAFS - Night of Champions 2009
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Akron, Ohio

Akron, Ohio

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|Win
|align=center|7-3
|  Patrick Ferm
|Submission (punches)
|XFO 32
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:50
|New Munster, Wisconsin

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|Win
|align=center|6-3
|  Tim Troxell
|TKO (elbows and punches)
|Xtreme Caged Combat - Cops vs. Cons
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:51
|Reading, Pennsylvania

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|Win
|align=center|5-3
|  Mitch Lyons
|TKO (punches)
|Indiana Xtreme Fighting 1 - Wildcard
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|align=center|3
|align=center|2:13
|Rising Sun, Indiana

Rising Sun, Indiana

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|Loss
|align=center|4-3
|  Pat Curran

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|KO (punches)
|XFO 29
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:31
|Lakemoor, Illinois

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|Win
|align=center|4-2
|  Mike Baskis
|Decision (unanimous)
|ICF - Breakout
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Cincinnati, Ohio

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|Win
|align=center|3-2
|  Lester Caslow
|Decision (split)
|Extreme Challenge - Mayhem at the Marina
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey

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|Win
|align=center|2-2
|  Tim Cook
|TKO (punches)
|ICF - Turfwar
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|align=center|2
|align=center|0:11
|Florence, Kentucky

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|Loss
|align=center|1-2
|  Scott Bickerstaff
|TKO (punches)
|MMA Big Show - Retribution
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Switzerland County, Indiana

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|Win
|align=center|1-1
|  David Silva
|Decision (unanimous)
|XFO 28
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Lakemoor, Illinois

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|Loss
|align=center|0-1
|  Jay Ellis
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|XFO - New Blood
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|align=center|2
|align=center|2:46
|New Munster, Wisconsin

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