What Happened To WEC/UFC Bantamweight Miguel Torres? Most Impressive Win Streak Ever?
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Miguel "Angel" Torres was one of if not the most important and polarizing figure in the smaller weight classes of MMA really putting them in the limelight. He had one of the most impressive runs ever in the sport from 2000 - 2009 going 37-1 across various promotions. He was a staple in the WEC bantamweight division reigning as their champion from early 2008 to mid 2009.
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Mike Pyle coming in at a close second lol.
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Trained with him at his new gym in East Chicago years ago he was Crazy fast and strong for his skinny size. Dude really cared about my fighting career I ended up going 6-0 under him. Got my Bellator debut but got hurt and pulled out. He kept pushing me. He was an amazing coach. Sucks he started losing like 4 in a row. Went through his divorce. 44-9 is still amazing record.
Sorry you got hurt bro. Hope you were able to continue your career and be successful.
I used to watch Torres straight merk people in WEC. He was my first favorite bantamweight
Versus and Spike used to always air the re runs of his WEC fights and all of them were bangers man.
yes i watched alot of WEC on Spike, back in like 07-08-09 lol i think at least? lol I am 30 now, I was watching him back when I was a teenager
I saw him at the tournament this weekend. He looks happy
That’s good to hear bro. Glad he’s doing okay.
@whmma he's always at even small tournaments to support his students. I was always a fan of him. Next time I'll introduce myself to him and tell him he's a beast
Torres was one of the most uncelebrated under rated fighters to fight in his period and I loved watching him. Torres brought it. As exciting as any UFC great. And that fight with Mizugaki. Whoa. Mizugaki also had my respect.
The true definition of a Hall of Famer.
Great video. I'm happy Miguel Torres is doing good and teaching. He was such a great fighter. So much fun to watch. I wish the UFC had not let him go.
Thanks so much bro and man me too. Everyone says he wasn’t the same after the Bowles fights but that couldn’t be more wrong for me because he fought exactly the same and was still durable guys were just getting better. He may not have been championship level at that point but his was still imo a high level UFC caliber fighter. Sucks he only got 4 fights there.
It should be mentioned that Brian Bowles was later caught for doping. After that loss, Torres was never the same again. A definite example how the use of PEDs can ruin people and careers.
I’m actually making a video on Brian Bowles himself so I didn’t wanna dive too deep into him here because I wanted to stay focused on Miguel.
He’s a great coach. I learned a lot of good subs from him not only in BJJ but also Catch.
I got into MMA watching WEC and Torres was probably my first favourite fighter as I got into WEC during his insane 11 fight win streak and the dude just blew me away. Aggressively dominant Muay Thai with a slick BJJ base. Those years showed how dominant that combination is. Aldo, Cerrone, Torres… that’s just the tip of the iceberg. And Torres had a reputation at Team Sityodong in the later days of his career and that ain’t no easy feat. He was great to watch and I’ll never forget the first upkick KO I ever saw lol
Great videos and Pod cast. Professionally narrated and complete with Miguel's wins and Losses. Great fighter. Thanks for sharing... Big thumbs up.
Thank you so much 🙏🏾 Excited to bring more of these in the future.
Damn i never knew we could of got aldo and torres
Crazy as a younger older fan of the sport I got into it in 06. I just remember by 2007 the p4p best went 1. Fedor 2. Wanderlei 3. Miguel Torres. Crazy because none of them fought in the ufc.
It’s crazy how people now downplay organizations outside the UFC but if you look at history a lot of the best weren’t in the UFC until late in their careers and a lot of the ones that did come to the UFC in their primes won championships (Rockhold, Alvarez, Lawler, DC) to name a few.
@@whmma lawler has had a wild career. 12 years ago people thought he was washed. That was before he went on his championship run.
50+ fights is wild
Right and to not have double digit losses is wilder lol
Being 37-1 (arguably 50-something - 1) avenging your only loss,being a undisputed world champion with 3 title defences and having a former heavyweight champion calling you the p4p best in the world That’s stuff that less than 10-20 or so fighters will ever be able to claim even if it was for a very breif period
Miguel is without a doubt a true pioneer in MMA. He deserves some type of recognition for his accomplishments in the sport.
He had one of the best records in all of mma, was the wec champ, but one KO loss and he was no longer the same And it's kinda sad how he got forgotten through the years
That’s usually what happens after a KO loss but I believe in Miguel’s case he was already a little banged up from all of those fights and training camps prior to his loss to Brian Bowles. If you watch all of his fights after he fought exactly the same way just steeper competition. He looked good against Mighty Mouse and Marlon Moraes who were both in their prime.
Thank you very much. Ossss.
You’re very welcome! I hope Miguel runs this page or oversees the content because I would like to personally thank him for the entertaining fights he put on over the years. I want him to know that the fans have not forgotten the impact he had had on this sport.
@@whmma this is Miguel and I do oversee this page, thank you very much for not forgetting me and the mark I made on mixed martial arts for the lighter weight classes. All is well and happy to know that I am not forgotten.
Miguel was spectacular.
Amazing video of an amazing man that gave his all to the sport and continues to give his all to anyone that steps foot in his academy.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
El mejor!!! Torres
Torres was the absolute best back in the day. Glad you made this video, I always wondered what happened to him myself.
Thanks for watching brother! He paved the way for what is probably the best weight class in MMA. He deserves to be recognized.
Great video
Thanks brother
Yoooooo. Miguel Torres was my favorite fighter to use in one of the old UFC games. I dont remember which one though, probably Undisputed 2 or 3. He was the only one in the game that had the ability to push his opponent into the fence so that they bounced back into him and then you could land an elbow. Not many people knew about it but it was really effective and the animation for it was really cool too
He was in Undisputed 3. I never knew about that animation though bro ima have to fire up my old 360 and figure out how to do it. Thanks for the insight on that.
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The truth is that when he was released from the UFC due to a rape joke, his career went downhill. He never recovered from that experience
Just watched documentary bout homie. Now this hmmmm I'm ready for a mf fight....edit just saw Frank Mir eye nvm
My boy Frank Mir was F’d up 💀