Former WEC bantamweight champion, and former UFC fighter, Miguel Torres (40-4) released a statement on Friday concerning his controversial Tweet and his subsequent release from the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Torres apologized to fans and to the management of the top promotion for a joke he made on Twitter involving a “rape van.”
The fighter posted the message on his website MiguelTorresMMA.com and has received a lot of support from his fans.
“I have a lot to be thankful for in my life, I have my beautiful wife and daughter, my family, my health, my gym, and in terms of my career, I succeeded to the biggest stage in the sport of mixed martial arts, the Ultimate Fighting Championship. I am very sorry for upsetting my bosses at the UFC, and also to my fans and everyone else who was upset by the language in my tweets. I understand it was wrong, and I meant no harm or disrespect. Given the chance, I will do whatever it takes to make things right. I am going to learn from this. I think life throws you opportunities that can make you a better person, and so that’s what I’m going to do here. That is how I am going to react. I am going to use this to improve myself, and I hope that my fans will continue to support me.”
Despite a recent similar, and no less controversial comment by former champ Rashad Evans, the light heavyweight still has his job while Torres is left to find new employment.