It’s been a turbulent year for Miguel Torres. He lost a controversial fight to Demetrious Johnson that many—myself included—believe he easily won. And then he had the Twitter incident that saw him briefly fired from the UFC before being brought back to the company several weeks later.
And now Torres has a big fight coming up at UFC 145, with real title implications. Michael McDonald is a young prospect, but he’s also one of the best fighters in the bantamweight division. A win for either man would likely put them in direct title contention later this year.
Torres spent the first half of his training camp in Florida with the Blackzilians camp, but he’s finishing up in familiar territory with Firas Zahabi in Montreal. Torres has an interesting reason for making the move to Montreal midway through his camp:
The reason for ending my camp in Montreal is simple really – it’s far easier to make weight out here. I don’t have the comfort of home foods in Montreal. It’s tough to find tacos out here. The good thing about Florida, on the other hand, is that there is a heavy focus on wrestling, which used to be one of my main weaknesses a couple of years ago. Van Arsdale has me working on wrestling every day in Florida, and that kind of repetition and attention to detail has been a Godsend for me.
I can vouch for Torres’ love of tacos. We were driving back to the hotel from a publicity event during UFC 136 in Houston, and he spotted a taco truck while rolling through a fairly tough part of town. He made me pull over while he ordered, and we sat outside in the brisk Houston air, eating some really great tacos that I never would’ve tried otherwise.
So yes, it’s probably good that Miguel is in Montreal. I’d have trouble staying away from the poutine, myself, so it probably wouldn’t be the best for my own personal weight cut.
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