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Miguel Torres Looks to Snap Losing Streak Against Charlie Valencia at WEC 51

(Miguel may have lost a pint of blood, but he *gained* a pint of valuable life experience. / Photo courtesy of Sherdog.)
There was a time when Miguel Torres looked absolutely untouchable in the WEC bantamweight division. But after two consecutive sto…

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(Miguel may have lost a pint of blood, but he *gained* a pint of valuable life experience. / Photo courtesy of Sherdog.)

There was a time when Miguel Torres looked absolutely untouchable in the WEC bantamweight division. But after two consecutive stoppage losses to Brian Bowles and Joseph Benavidez, the former champion finds himself in an odd position — in the middle of the 135-pound pack, fighting up the ladder like everybody else. Torres will return to competition at WEC 51 (September 30th; Broomfield, Colorado) against Charlie Valencia, who is 5-3 in the WEC and has picked up three-straight decision victories against Seth Dikun, Coty Wheeler, and Akitoshi Tamura. Not a bad resume, but Torres doesn’t plan on adding his name to it. In fact, he’s already planning to, well, return to the old Miguel. As he tells MMA Fighting:

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‘Angry’ Miguel Torres Wants Return to Aggressive Roots at WEC 51

Filed under: WECMiguel Torres is angry. Or, to quote him more accurately, he’s “a pissed off Mexican right now.”

Torres, the former WEC bantamweight champion, learned Friday his next fight will come Sept. 30 against Charlie Valencia at WEC 51 in Broo…

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Miguel Torres is angry. Or, to quote him more accurately, he’s “a pissed off Mexican right now.”

Torres, the former WEC bantamweight champion, learned Friday his next fight will come Sept. 30 against Charlie Valencia at WEC 51 in Broomfield, Colo. And he told MMA Fighting just moments after he agreed to the bout that he’s ready for a style change – this time reverting back to his old form. There’s something to be said for not fighting angry, but for Torres, the formula had been working.

“Now I’m looking to come back and use my old style and stay aggressive,” Torres said, “and just beat the (crap) out of people.”

Torres (37-3, 5-2 WEC) took a 17-fight winning streak and three straight defenses of the bantamweight belt into the main event of WEC 42 last August. But Brian Bowles handed him the first knockout of his career and left Las Vegas with the title. Seven months later, hoping to show his first loss in nearly six years was a fluke, Torres was cut – badly – by Joseph Benavidez. Blood gushing from his forehead, which would later require plastic surgery, Torres was soon tapping out from a guillotine – his first submission loss and his first successive defeats.

Miguel Torres to Face Charlie Valencia in WEC 51 Co-Main Event

Filed under: WEC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsAfter dropping two straight fights, former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres will look to find his way back into the winning column and ultimately back into title contention when he faces Charlie Valencia…

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After dropping two straight fights, former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres will look to find his way back into the winning column and ultimately back into title contention when he faces Charlie Valencia at WEC 51, MMA Fighting has learned from sources with knowledge of the situation.

The bout will serve as the co-main event of the evening, sources have confirmed.

Former Bantamweight Champ Eddie Wineland Wants to Stay in the Hunt

Filed under: WECAsk 100 MMA fans to name the former WEC bantamweight champion from Indiana, and all 100 of them are liable to say Miguel Torres. And while the Torres response is true – and certainly understandable – Eddie Wineland might have something …

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Ask 100 MMA fans to name the former WEC bantamweight champion from Indiana, and all 100 of them are liable to say Miguel Torres. And while the Torres response is true – and certainly understandable – Eddie Wineland might have something to say about that.

Wineland was the WEC’s first champ at 135 pounds. He won the belt at WEC 20, knocking out Antonio Banuelos for the title. But that was in the WEC’s pre-Zuffa era, before the big TV deal with Versus and really before “MMA” was a household term. Casual fans not really knowing him could be forgiven. Besides, he lost the belt less than a year later in his first defense at WEC 26.

But on Sunday, at WEC 49 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Wineland goes after his third straight win, and he’ll do it against Will Campuzano to open the televised card on Versus – the latest step on his goal to get another crack at the title.

“You always want to be on the main card – everybody always wants to be seen,” Wineland said. “But whether I’m the first fight or the last fight, as long as I’m there and I get to fight and I get that win, that’s really all that matters.”