Miguel Torres vs Charlie Valencia At WEC 51 In Colorado On September 30

The former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres is now scheduled to take on Charlie Valencia as part of the WEC 51 co-main event.  The event will take place on September 30th at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

Torres currently holds back to back losses, first a knockout loss against Brian Bowles and then he was submitted by Joseph Benavidez.  The Mexican-American fighter will look to jump right on a winning streak as he faces hard-hitting Valencia on September 30th.

Valencia on the other hands holds three consecutive wins with wins over SethDikun, Coty Wheeler and Akitoshi Tamura.  Although all of his last three victories were by way of decision, Valencia is known for finishing fights either by TKO/KO or submission.

Expect fireworks at WEC 51!

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WEC 47 Results: Cruz Becomes New Bantamweight Champ, Benavidez Submits Torres

Main Fight Card Results:

• Dominick Cruz def. Brian Bowles via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00
• Joseph Benavidez def. Miguel Torres via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 2:57
• Javier Vazquez def. Jens Pulver via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:41
• L.C. Davis def. Deividas Taurosevicius via majority decision (29-29, 29-28, 29-28)
• Bart Palaszewski def. Karen Darabedyan via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:40

Preliminary Fight Card Results:

• Scott Jorgensen def. Chad George via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:31
• Chad Mendes def. Erik Koch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Anthony Pettis def. Danny Castillo via knockout (head kick) – Round 1, 2:17
• Leonard Garcia vs. George Roop declared split draw (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)
• Fredson Paixao def. Courtney Buck via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:39
• Ricardo Lamas def. Bendy Casimir via knockout (knee) – Round 1, 3:43

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Miguel Torres Changes Fight Camp In Preparation For His WEC 47 Fight Against Joseph Benavidez

The former WEC Bantamweight (135 lbs.) champion Miguel Torres has decided to move to Las Vegas to train with Mark Dellagrotte.  Torres strongly believes that his Chicago fight camp wasn’t pushing him enough throughout his last couple of fights and that’s the reason why he wasn’t able to defend his title against Brian Bowles at WEC 42.

Prior to Torres’ loss against Bowles, the Mexican-American MMA fighter was on a 17-fight winning streak.  He seems to be pretty eager to make another title run, but he’ll have to first take on Joseph Benavidez as part of the WEC 47 co-main event that takes place on March 6 in Ohio.

From Miguel Torres:

“I’ve used the same training partners for 11 or 12 years, and I haven’t brought any of them back for this fight…What ended up happening was — I wasn’t getting cocky, they got cocky. They would say, ‘Oh, you’re going to kill this guy. He’s only got seven fights’…The guys I had coaching me were there just to give me water and talk my face off. They weren’t giving me anything I could use. Looking back, I can see there were a lot of things off. But I was in a bubble at the time and couldn’t see it.”

Miguel Torres Congratulates Brian Bowles At WEC 42: “He Has A Lot Of Power In Those Hands”

“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.”

Results For WEC 42: Bowles Knocks Out Torres and Becomes New WEC Bantamweight Champion

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Main Fight Card:

• Brian Bowles def. Miguel Torres via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:57 (to become new WEC bantamweight champ)
• Dominick Cruz def. Joseph Benavidez via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Danny Castillo def. Ricardo Lamas via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:15
• Takeya Mizugaki def. Jeff Curran via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Leonard Garcia def. Jameel Massouh via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Preliminary Fight Card:

• Cole Province def. Fredson Paixao via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Shane Roller def. Marcus Hicks via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Ed Ratcliff def. Phil Cardella via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Rani Yahya def. John Hosman via submission (north-south choke) – Round 1, 2:08
• Diego Nunes def. Rafael Dias via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• L.C. Davis def. Javier Vazquez via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

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