Miguel Torres vs. Joseph Benavidez Planned for WEC 47
by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 29, 2009 5:06 PM EST
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MMA Mania is reporting that Torres / Benavidez is in the works for March:
Former bantamweight champion Miguel Torres is in talks to return to action against top division prospect Joseph Benavidez at WEC 47: "Bowles vs. Cruz" from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on March 6, 2010.
MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) learned of the planned match-up earlier today.
This is a hell of a fight if it gets made. Torres has the reach to give Benavidez trouble and he certainly has more experience. However, Joseph has relentless pacing, a good wrestling game and a lot of power in his hands. The fight is a must win for Torres to launch himself into a rematch for the title he lost to Brian Bowles and one would think a win by Benavidez would put him in line for a shot of his own.
On paper this has all the makings of a fight of the year candidate
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The height and size differential will be very apparent. Good fight, but I think Torres has too much on the feet and is too good on the ground for Benavidez to have a shot. I think Joseph needed 1 or 2 more fights before he fights the likes of Torres.
Great Fight
This is a great comeback fight for Miguel. Kind of interesting the WEC has no interest in giving Miguel a less cupcake comeback fight like Faber got with Jens. That’s good because I really wasn’t that excited for Jens/Faber. Miguel should take this though.
Faber got the Jens rematch for monetary reasons, not because they were trying to give him a cupcake. Faber-Pulver 1 was the most watched fight in the history of the WEC. Urijah losing his title gave them a good excuse to hold a rematch and see if lightning would strike twice.
by Steve4192 on Dec 30, 2009 10:30 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i love the WEC
its free and consistently has the best fights what else could u ask for
More people to care...
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 29, 2009 5:21 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
I care and I train ufc.
Some people think I am a dumb, ugly human being, but really I am a beautiful ape, with exceptional verbal skills.
Yeah...
but see. You don’t train WEC!
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 29, 2009 5:29 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I train WEC
I can only fight good if no one’s looking.
by John Nash on Dec 29, 2009 7:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 5 recs
Nicely done
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 29, 2009 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
Its a joke that I don’t feel the need to explain. Also, its a set up to Brent and nottheface’s jokes and may I say, they knocked it out of the park.
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by szucconi on Dec 30, 2009 11:32 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You deserve a lot of the credit there
It was definitely a team effort.
He is clearly going to have to eat some shots to get in range. Torres should be the favorite here, but he gets hit cleanly a lot, so if Benavidez can get in range he can maybe do a little work.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 29, 2009 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
That is the thing, we’ve never seen anything to suggest Benavidez has that ability to step in, and Dominick Cruz just stifled him from the outside a few months ago. If anything Benavidez possesses the skills of an outfighter, which doesn’t do him a lot of good against other seasoned strikers who have much greater range. As long as Torres uses his reach and resists the temptation to go wild, I don’t think Benavidez will do much better than Manny Tapia did.
I propose that he will not get inside on him. So to answer your question, he won’t.
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Nice match-up, but..
..I would have preferred to see Torres fighting Damacio Page.
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I have a plan for Miguel Torres...
He should fight the champ at every weight class starting at 135 and going up. Win or lose it would be a great series.
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He had rotator cuff surgery just over a month ago. After the surgery, he thought he’d back in the cage within 3 months. So it’d be cutting it close for this fight, if it were to happen. Fighting Miguel Torres coming off a surgery = not a smart idea.
"My diet is like Atkins, but with the carbs." - BJ Penn
Yeah, it would be cutting it close, but imagine the fireworks. I couldn’t see it going the distance.
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by MilesHackett on Dec 29, 2009 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
I feel bad for Benavidez.
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by Blackout612 on Dec 29, 2009 5:46 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
A fight i have been waiting for ever since i saw Benavidez in Dream. Guy never stops coming and has some skills of his own. Torres will be the overwhelming favorite but i woudln’t be 100% shocked if Joe managed a win.
"Frank Mir had a horseshoe up his ass. I told him a year ago. I pulled it out of him and I beat him over the head with it." Brock Lesnar
Benevidez
WEC has threatened to be adding Flyweights….I believe Joseph would be a natural champion in that weightclass, but is going to have big problems as a Bantamweight, and they were shown against Cruz. He’s very talented but gives up too much to the best fighters IMO.
I like this match-up very much, but i must say good night Joseph.
by bigislandboi808 on Dec 29, 2009 7:43 PM EST reply actions
I was kinda pissed the UFC isn't coming back to Columbus but I might go to this card now.
Chance to see Miguel fight live might not come around anytime soon on the east coast anytime soon.
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