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Bellator featherweight contender Daniel Straus arrested on drug charges in Florida - MMAmania.com

Driving on a suspended license with a broken hand, along with marijuana and ecstasy on your person, is not a very good idea. Daniel Strauss learned that lesson recently and is now sitting in a Florida prison.

Sherdog.com has the "feel" goods:

"Four charges were filed against the fighter: driving with a suspended license, possession of more than 20 grams of cannabis, possession of MDMA (ecstasy) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Straus is being held at the North Broward Bureau Detention Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on a bond of $2,200."

Straus had recently established himself as one of the promotion's top featherweights, going 17-1 since a knockout loss to Curran back in 2006. During that stretch, Strauss won Bellator's Season 6 tournament, decisioning former Sengoku star Marlon Sandro in the final in May 2012.

[Mac]

Damn this sucks, I was really starting to like Straus.

[MIZjitsZOU]

Goodness grief. If you have a suspended license don't drive with ecstasy and pot. Going from a title shot, to an injury, to jail is bad. Hopefully Bellator gets him some help and he gets another chance.