Bellator featherweight champ Daniel Straus admits nobody is beating down his door to sign with another MMA promotion. If he received another offer, though, he would consider it.
“I’m a fighter that’s here to provide for my family,” Straus (25-6 MMA, 11-3 BMMA) told MMAjunkie Radio. “I love Bellator. I don’t see myself leaving. I’ve never been offered another contract. I’ve never talked about another contract. So it’s never been there on that table. Right now, it seems like Bellator is a good home for me.
“But I definitely want to get paid for my efforts. I’m not saying I’m not getting paid, but that’s just how the business is.”
With “a couple” fights remaining on his current contract, and a bad injury that could sideline him until this fall, Straus isn’t thinking about anything other than getting healthy. He said a bone in his left hand is not healing as expected and could keep him out of the gym for three to four months.
The injury came after Straus won back the title he lost to Patricio Freire in a rematch this past November.
Free agency might be a hot topic, particularly for the Viacom-owned promotion, which seeks to bolster its roster at every opportunity. But if Straus isn’t medically cleared to fight, his career won’t move forward.
“If it came about, I would explore free agency, but that’s the furthest thing from my mind right now,” he said.
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