Miguel Torres Defends Performance at UFC 126

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Miguel Torres following his UFC 126 win over Antonio Banuelos about the boos he heard from the crowd throughout the fight, his gameplan going into the bout, fighting in the UFC for the first time and what’s next.

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Miguel Torres following his UFC 126 win over Antonio Banuelos about the boos he heard from the crowd throughout the fight, his gameplan going into the bout, fighting in the UFC for the first time and what’s next.

UFC 126 Live Blog: Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos Updates

Filed under: UFCLAS VEGAS — This is the UFC 126 live blog for Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos, a bantamweight bout on tonight’s UFC pay-per-view card from the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Torres (38-3) went back on the winning track last September …

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Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos is a fight at UFC 126.LAS VEGAS — This is the UFC 126 live blog for Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos, a bantamweight bout on tonight’s UFC pay-per-view card from the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Torres (38-3) went back on the winning track last September with a submission win over Charlie Valencia. Banuelos (18-6), most known for his affiliation with Chuck Liddell, is coming off a win over Chad George at WEC 51.

The live blog is below.

UFC 126 Undercard Predictions

Preliminary card Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce vs Kenny Robertson Mike Pierce is one of the most underknown and underappreciated welterweights. I’ve got Pierce winning this. Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs Ricardo Romero For whatever reason, Romero seems to pull out the victories at the end of the day. I lean towards Romero here in […]

Preliminary card

Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce vs Kenny Robertson

Mike Pierce is one of the most underknown and underappreciated welterweights. I’ve got Pierce winning this.

Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs Ricardo Romero

For whatever reason, Romero seems to pull out the victories at the end of the day. I lean towards Romero here in the underdog position.

Lightweight bout: Paul Taylor vs Gabe Ruediger

Taylor should eat Ruediger up as Ruediger is rather poor on his feet, but good on the ground and Taylor is excellent on the feet and mediocre on the ground. Taylor should win this fight via decision.

Preliminary card (Facebook Stream)

Bantamweight bout: Norifumi Yamamoto vs Demetrious Johnson

Kid Yamamoto against a guy I don’t know. I go with Yamamoto everytime.

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs Michihiro Omigawa

I know Mendes is likely to win, but you can’t write off Omigawa so easily either. Mendes is -357 to Omigawa at Intertops. With crazy skewed odds I’ll go with Omigawa.

Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs Paul Kelly

This is going to be a great fight. Kelly is tough as nails, Cerrone is as well. I don’t think Cerrone has faced someone as strong as Kelly yet. I think Kelly wears em down and takes the decision.

Main card

Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs Antonio Banuelos

Miguell Torres is likely to win, but I’m avoiding this due to the odds being out of bounds.

Light Heavyweight bout: Jon Jones vs Ryan Bader

This is my favorite fight on the card. I got Jon Jones winning this fight. Intertops has it -357 for Jones and +240 for Bader.

Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger vs Carlos Eduardo Rocha

One of the best fighters to bet on is Ellenberger. However, this fight is tricky. Rocha is a absolute jiu-jitsu ace and has a ton of leg related sub victories. I’m passing here as I think Rocha could pull off an insane upset. However, the oddsmakers look like they are thinking like me and Ellenberger is not such a large favorite in this one.

Miguel Torres Plans on Tweeting During UFC Debut

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting caught up with Miguel Torres at the UFC 126 workouts to talk about making the transition from WEC to the UFC, fighting Antonio Banuelos, his plans to Tweet during the fight and how far away he is from being in the title mix again.

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting caught up with Miguel Torres at the UFC 126 workouts to talk about making the transition from WEC to the UFC, fighting Antonio Banuelos, his plans to Tweet during the fight and how far away he is from being in the title mix again.

Dana White Names Possibilities for Ultimate Fighter Coaching Jobs

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsUpon returning to his Las Vegas office on Monday morning after a hugely successful UFC 124 event, company president Dana White has several items that will require fairly immediate attention. Among the most pres…

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Upon returning to his Las Vegas office on Monday morning after a hugely successful UFC 124 event, company president Dana White has several items that will require fairly immediate attention. Among the most pressing is selecting coaches for the upcoming season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter.

The series is scheduled to begin taping in just a few weeks, and White admits he’s late in picking the men who will lead two teams in competition and later battle it out themselves.

Though he says the decision is far from made, he shared with MMA Fighting some possibilities for the job.

State of the UFC Bantamweights

Filed under: UFC, WECNovember is a month without any title fights, which makes it a good time to take a long view of the future title picture in each weight class. Today we look at the bantamweight division.

The decision to fold World Extreme Cagefigh…

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November is a month without any title fights, which makes it a good time to take a long view of the future title picture in each weight class. Today we look at the bantamweight division.

The decision to fold World Extreme Cagefighting into the UFC will have a big impact on the smallest fighters, and the talent-rich 135-pound division might soon be considered one of the deepest in the UFC. Our look at the state of the UFC bantamweights is below.