Miguel Torres WEC & UFC Years

Miguel Torres WEC & UFC Years 

Miguel Torres career started prior to the 135# weight division existing within the UFC. A true pioneer of the lighter weight classes Miguel Torres takes us on his journey from being in the top 3 P4P in the world to his unceremonious exit from the UFC. 

This episode is unscripted and raw and it features someone that belongs in everyone’s Hall of Fame Miguel Torres

Special Thank You to Ralph García for piecing this one together. 

Miguel Torres WEC & UFC years 

0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 guest introduction
0:38 interview start 
0:42 plugs/ promotions 
2:42 current life 
3:44 process of becoming a fighter 
4:59 Miguel Torres vs Larry Pullman
7:54 being on the internet early in fight career
9:38 first instructor/ intro to Jiu Jitsu 
13:22 fathers gal bladder attack 
16:02 fighting at Finke’s Full Contact Challenge
19:17 Miguel Torres vs Jesse Gudenschwagger
23:44 Miguel Torres vs Josh Mason
27:34 Kevin Randleman sneaking him into a strip club 
28:42 meeting Carson Gracie 
32:03 Total Combat Challenge
33:19 cancelled bout with Jeff Curran
35:11 Miguel Torres vs Lindsey Durlacher
35:50 Miguel Torres vs Ryan Ackerman
39:00 Miguel Torres vs Alex Khanbabian
41:15 Carlson Gracie running into Ricardo Liborio and Marcus Silveira 
45:25 cornering Stephan Bonnar for Forrest Griffin fight 
50:28 selling tickets to events as a local fighter
51:24 being in the top 3 135 pounders 
53:40 meeting Dean Albrecht
54:36 Bodog contract 
 57:04 Miguel Torres vs Jeff Bedard
57:56 Miguel Torres vs Chase Bebe
1:00:31 Miguel Torres vs Yoshiro Maeda
1:03:52 Miguel Torres vs Many Tapia
1:05:56 meeting Kurt Pelligrino
1:07:35 taking a top 3 ranking 
1:08:50 Miguel Torres vs Brian Bowles
1:10:34 first Mexican to bring MMA to Mexico 
1:13:13 finish to Yishiro Maesa fight 
1:14:06 getting a staph infection
1:16:25 receiving 15 stitches on forehead 
1:20:30 being offered steroids and refusing 
1:22:01 making the 135lb devision popular 
1:22:50 offering to fight KID Yamamoto
1:24:56 becoming friends with Ivan Menjivar 
1:26:45 experience with Scott Adams and Reed Harris 
1:28:40 getting fired from UFC via twitter 
1:32:47 requirements to get back in the UFC
1:35:25 talking to Dana White after firing 
1:36:43 Miguel Torres vs Michael McDonald
1:40:58 getting fired after Michael McDonald fight 
1:41:19 experience with Dean Albrecht
1:43:57 rolling with Ryan Hall
1:45:03 Neil Magney story 
1:46:39 running into Jim Theobold
1:47:38 thoughts on Ray Flores
1:50:53 having an entertaining come up story  
1:51:26 plugs/ promotions 
1:52:24 self demoted from black belt 
1:53:39 interview wrap up 
1:54:34 outro/ final thoughts 

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