| Name | Miguel Torres |
|---|---|
| Record | 22-1-0 (Wins-Losses-Draws) |
| Wins | 6 (T)KOs (27.27%) 13 Submissions (59.09%) 3 Decisions (13.64%) |
| Losses | 1 Decisions (100.00%) |
| Association | Torres Martial Arts |
| Height | 5'9 (175cm) |
| Weight | 135 |
| Birthdate | 1981-01-18 |
| City | East Chicago |
| State | IN |
| Country | USA |
Here we are after WEC 47 in Columbus, Ohio and a few things stood out as I watched the event.There were highlight reel knock outs, great submissions and a couple of failures during the evening.
Photo by Josh Hedges. Copyright WEC Productions, LLC.
Former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres (36-2) and Joseph Benavidez (7-1) will matchup in a contender battle at WEC 47 in Columbus March 6, according to MMA Junkie.
Photo by Josh Hedges. Copyright Zuffa, LLC
WEC 47 will feature a main event title fight between bantamweight champion Brian Bowles (8-0) and challenger Dominick Cruz (14-1) in Columbus March 6, the promotion announced Monday.
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Two-time WEC featherweight Cole Province (6-1) tested positive for methasterone, a banned performance enhancing steroid, after winning a UD over Fredson Paixao (8-4) at WEC 42 in Las Vegas 9 August, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission which issued a report Monday.
Also tested at WEC 42, but returning negative results were new WEC featherweight champ Brian Bowles (8-0), former champ Miguel Torres (36-2), Dominic Cruz (13-1), Takeya Mizugaki (10-3-2), “Bad Boy” Leonard Garcia (13-4), Shane Roller (5-2), “9mm” Ed Ratcliff (7-1), and “The Gun” Diego Nunes (11-2).
Province’s fight license in Nevada has been suspended pending an NSAC review of the positive test result.
WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres (35-1) defeated challenger Manny Tapia(10-1-1) via TKO in the second round at WEC 37 in Las Vegas Wednesday night to retain his title.
As round one opened, Torres utilized his nine-inch reach advantage by throwing repeated unanswered jabs to the face of Tapia. Tapia was able to return some punches of his own in the form of hooks to the body of Torres. Torres seemed unfazed by any striking from Tapia and began to mix in leg kicks with his jabs.
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The WEC officially announced Thursday that their Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres (34-1) will defend his belt against “Mangler” Manny Tapia (10-0-1) 3 December in Las Vegas.
The two were originally scheduled to meet in June, but Tapia withdrew due to injury.
Torres won the title when he submitted Chase Beebe (11-3) in February and successfully defended in June when doctors stopped his fight against Yoshiro Maeda (23-5-2) at the end of round three.
Tapia last fought in February when he won a split decision over Antonio Banuelos (14-5).
WEC Featherweight Champion “California Kid” Urijah Faber (21-1) fended off a game, but outclassed “Li’l Evil” Jens Pulver (22-9-1) in a five-round unanimous decision in Sacramento Sunday night.
The “California Kid” packed a big right hook counter to Pulver’s southpaw boxing in the first session. Faber landed the punch just enough to make Pulver think twice.
The fight only went to the mat once in round one, when Faber fell mid-kick and Pulver pounced; but, Faber locked up Pulver and stood out of “Li’l Evil’s” mount.
In round two, Faber felt Pulver respected his stand-up enough to shoot to the mat with single-leg takedowns. Faber scored most attempts; but, Pulver’s guard smothered Faber’s offense.
Faber decided to throw with the noted striker, Pulver, in round three and beat “Li’l Evil” by popping in and out with jolting shots and mixing in a high kick to keep Pulver guessing.
In the fourth, Faber took Pulver back to the mat and hammered elbows into his skull until the bell.
By the final round, Pulver was gassed and Faber closed the UD with jabs and right hooks to Pulver’s head.
“The Mangler” Manny Tapia (10-0-1) has tapped out of his planned WEC bantamweight title challenge versus new champ Miguel Torres (32-1) due to a knee injury aggravated in training.
A replacement challenger for the 1 June card in Sacramento will be named shortly according to the WEC.