Surprise call from ACLU led UFC 139’s Miguel Torres to Blackzilian camp

Miguel Torres is more than a year into a journey to get a different perspective on the sport he loves.

That journey has led him to Montreal to train with one of the masterminds behind UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, Tristar trainer Firas…

Miguel Torres is more than a year into a journey to get a different perspective on the sport he loves.

That journey has led him to Montreal to train with one of the masterminds behind UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, Tristar trainer Firas Zahabi, who successfully broke him of a longstanding habit of brawling.

But a recent shakeup in the business foundation of Torres’ career led him to Boca Raton, Fla., prior to his fight with Nick Pace on Saturday’s UFC 139 preliminary card.