Miguel Angel Torres (born January 18, 1981) is an American former

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. He is a former WEC Bantamweight Champion and has also formerly competed for the

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and Ironheart Crown. Torres received his black belt in

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from Carlson Gracie Jr. in September 2008.

Background

Torres was born and raised in

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. He began training in

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when he was seven years old and later attended East Chicago Central High School where he competed in

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. Torres also trained in

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and

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

For a number of years Torres fought primarily in small, unsanctioned events held in nightclubs and bars. As a result, much of his early fighting career is undocumented. Prior to signing with the WEC, he fought often on local shows, including the Total Fight Challenge and Ironheart Crown. He held the bantamweight title in both of these organizations for several years and his participation in those events is well documented. After fighting for several years, Torres sought guidance and training under

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, Sr. As a trainer of many world champions, Gracie immediately recognized Torres's talent and took him on a trip to Brazil where he would publicly issue a challenge to the entire world. Long before Torres gained fame in the WEC, Gracie believed that no one could beat him at 135 pounds.

World Extreme Cagefighting

His first fight with the WEC came on September 5, 2007, against Jeff Bedard. Torres submitted Bedard in the first round with a triangle choke submission and then would go on to publicly request a title shot. Torres would get one for his next fight and at

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he fought

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for the

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. Torres displayed great striking and an equally impressive ground game and submitted Beebe in the first round to become the new WEC Bantamweight Champion. Following his victory over Beebe, Torres successfully defended his title with back-to-back TKO victories; one over

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in an exciting fight and the other over the previously undefeated fellow Mexican-American

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. It capped off a 2008 where Torres earned Breakthrough Fighter of the Year honors from

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. Torres was next expected to face Brian Bowles in the main event of

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on April 5, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. However, Bowles injured and replaced by Japanese newcomer

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. Torres defeated Mizugaki by unanimous decision to retain his belt. Bowles was ringside at

and was called out by Torres after his five-round bout with Mizugaki. The fight headlined

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on August 9, 2009, at the

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in Las Vegas, Nevada. Torres started out strong, but he rushed Bowles wildly, resulting in Torres being knocked out in a huge upset. The loss snapped Torres' streak of 17 consecutive victories and marked his first loss in the

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division. On March 6, 2010, at

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, Torres faced and was defeated by

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, via guillotine choke midway through the second round. Torres faced

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on September 30, 2010, at

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. He won the fight via submission in the second round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On October 28, 2010, the WEC merged with the

. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC. Torres made his promotional debut against fellow WEC veteran

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on February 5, 2011, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Torres was expected to face English fighter

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on May 28, 2011, at

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. However, Pickett was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by future UFC Flyweight Champion

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. Torres lost to Johnson via unanimous decision (29–28 on all cards). While taken down early in the first round, Torres controlled the first round, but in rounds two and three was outstruck and controlled on the ground, resulting in Johnson receiving the victory. Torres faced

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on November 19, 2011, at

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. He dominated Pace, winning a unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). On December 8, 2011, it was announced by UFC president

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, in an interview with SI.com, that Torres had been cut from the UFC due to the following quote from the TV show

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made on Torres'

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page: "If a rape van was called a surprise van more women wouldn't mind going for rides in them. Everyone likes surprises." On December 28, 2011, it was announced by White after the

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press conference that Torres was back in the UFC. Regarding Torres' return, White stated that "Torres handled his business like a man and no one told him to do it." Torres was knocked out by Michael McDonald on April 21, 2012, at

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. After the loss he was once again released from the promotion.

World Series of Fighting

On September 6, 2012, it was announced that Torres was one of many fighters to sign on with the

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. Torres made his WSOF debut on November 3, 2012, at WSOF 1 against Bantamweight prospect

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, he lost via split decision. For his second fight with the promotion, Torres fought on October 26, 2013, at WSOF 6 against Pablo Alfonso. He lost the fight via submission in the first round.

Independent Promotions

Torres signed with Indiana-based promotion "United Combat League" in early 2014. He faced Giovanni Moljo in his debut fight on February 15, 2014. Torres won the fight via unanimous decision, snapping his three fight losing streak in the process. He then faced Wade Choate at UCL: Torres vs. Choate on May 31, 2014. He won the fight via guillotine choke submission. Torres faced Takahiro Ashida at Rebel FC 2 on August 1, 2014. He won the fight via split decision.

GLORY

Torres signed with the GLORY

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promotion's Featherweight (-65 kg/143 lb) division in May 2014. He was expected to compete in the '' Glory 17: Los Angeles - Featherweight Contendership Tournament'' in

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on June 21, 2014 but withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Marcus Vinicius.

Titan Fighting Championship

In early October 2014, it was announced that Torres had signed a contract with

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. He made his debut on October 31, 2014, in the main event at Titan FC 31 against

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. Torres lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Training

Torres owns and operates a mixed martial arts academy in

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where he teaches nearly 300 students. Among these students are several up and coming fighters whom he trains to fight in the same local shows that he once competed in himself. The academy specializes in

. An article on

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discussed Torres' commitment to MMA, stating that before fights he sleeps and eats in his gym While Torres was essentially his own coach and ran his own training camps over the duration of his career, after his loss to Brian Bowles, Torres stated that he planned to revamp his training methods by working with several professional coaches, including

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Personal life

Miguel Torres is divorced. His daughter, Yelana Torres, was born in 2007. Many fans have discussed the evolution of Torres' hairstyle; Torres stated in an interview that he adopted his iconic mullet from his father. Torres went on to say that, his father's mullet "is much more awesome than mine" and that the mullet "is a Mexican thing."

Championships and awards

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(One time) ***Three successful title defenses ** Fight of the Night (Two times) ** Submission of the Night (One time) *

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**Breakthrough Fighter of the Year (2008)

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Cory Merriman , Submission (punches) , ES: Extreme Shootfighting , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:27 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Dan Caesar , Submission (punches) , FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:30 , Highland, Indiana, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Kris Kramer , Submission (triangle choke) , FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:00 , Highland, Indiana, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Michael Reyna , Submission (punches) , FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:22 , Highland, Indiana, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Dan Caesar , Submission (guillotine choke) , FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:09 , Highland, Indiana, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Larry Pulliam , TKO (punches) , FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:10 , Highland, Indiana, United States ,

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