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Daniel Straus (12-3) is stepping in for Marcus Hicks to face WEC veteran Karen Darabedyan at Shark Fights 13 on Sept. 11 in Amarillo, Tex.  Straus has won eight straight fights after starting his career at 4-3.  Amazingly, Straus made his professional debut just 19 months ago and has often fought in back-to-back weeks.  Darabedyan (9-3) suffered a pair of first-round arm-bar losses in a three-month span in the WEC, falling first to Bart Palaszewski and then to Will Kerr. Darabedyan knocked out Estevan Payan at Shark Fights 6 last September.