If you tuned out Bellator 145 after the announcement of Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie toward the end of Friday night's broadcast, you missed out on one of the best fights of the year.
Daniel Straus and Patricio "Pitbull" Freire went toe-to-toe in their trilogy fight for 25 minutes in the main event at St. Louis' Scottrade Center, with Freire's featherweight title hanging in the balance.
And while Freire went for broke in the late rounds, which have traditionally been Straus' Achilles heel, this time, Straus held on for the decision.