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Former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres (37-2) will likely return to action against top division prospect Joseph Benavidez (11-1) at WEC 47: “Bowles vs. Cruz” from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on March 6, 2010. MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) learned of the planned match up earlier today. Torres hasn’t see the inside of a cage since his stunning [...] Props:Fighthype Quoteworthy: “Brian Bowles just woke up a sleeping giant … I pretty much coached myself and ran my own training camps. I hadn’t lost in a long time, but after this loss, it’s going to make me revamp everything. I just got off the phone with Mark Della Grotte and I’m working with a couple different [...] The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) recently issued its list of medical suspensions for WEC 42: “Torres vs. Bowles,” which took place on Sunday, Aug. 9, from “The Joint” at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In all, 12 of the 22 athletes who competed on the card have been sidelined by the [...] Props:Yahoo!Sports.com Quoteworthy: “I was on top a long time and it’s hard to keep pushing…. No excuses. Brian is going to be a good champion, but he’ll see that the responsibilities that go along with being the champion are not easy…. He throws a lot of heat. He has a lot of power in those hands.” Former WEC [...] WEC 42: “Torres vs. Bowles” from “The Joint” at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, has come to a jaw-dropping close. In a major upset,Miguel “Angel” Torres— widely considered the top 135-pound fighter on the planet — was dethroned by undefeated 29-year-oldBrian Bowles. And he left no margin for controversy, pounding the [...] World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) will conclude an action-packed weekend of mixed martial arts tonight (Aug. 9) with WEC 42: “Torres vs. Bowles,” airing live on the Versus network from “The Joint” at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the event will be bantamweight champion Miguel “Angel” Torres defending his title for [...] If you walk past the unassuming 5’10,” 135-pound Miguel Torres on the street you would never know he is one of the best mixed martial arts fighters in the world. Just watch him fight in the cage and you’ll quickly learn that he is as dangerous as they come. He’s a technical master who overwhelms his [...] John Hosman, a 28-year-old bantamweight who trains out of the same camp as UFC veteran Clay Guida, has been tabbed to replace Kenji Osawa on the undercard of WEC’s Aug. 9 card at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.With a foot injury sidelining the 32-year-old Osawa, Hosman has stepped in to face submission [...] Las Vegas, NV (USA) – The saying goes that “the numbers don’t lie.” If that’s the case, the World Extreme Cagefighting® card on Aug. 9 at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV should be one of the most entertaining of the year. Headlined by a title bout and filled with vicious strikers, [...] |
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