Miguel Torres post Takeya Mizugaki WEC 40 fight reaction (Video)

Great interview. Great fight. Miguel is def one of my favorite fighters. I love how he wants to beat his opponent at their own game. Giving props to Mizugaki was also very cool.

by Teep on Apr 6, 2009 8:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

As a big torres fan i thought Mizugaki took this fight. Mizugaki won the 1st 3rd and the 4th rd was a draw. but i like torres but i have to be fair

by mikeybear on Apr 6, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I really like that Mizu gave him a hard gritty fight. Everyone just assumed he was some “ranked” guy from japan to get beat up but i thought hey he could give him one or two good rounds like maeda. I was hesitant to say that the 4th was a draw simply because torres was more active in the clinch. But i agree that he took 1 and 3.

by NameNotRequired on Apr 6, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree with NNR. I gave Mizugaki the first and third, but had Torres winning the fight by taking the other 3 rounds.

by naturalshadow on Apr 7, 2009 3:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I appreciate seeing something unique in the cage and Torres gives me that. Whether it’s his conditioning level that allows him to breathe through his nose for the majority of a five round championship fight, or the fluid creative way he transitions from discipline to discipline instinctively, even uder fire, Torres is amazing.

by CL on Apr 6, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pretty cool to see Miguel go the full 5 rounds in such a war.

by RyanHobbs on Apr 6, 2009 8:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Chances are those two guys are not going to be getting out of bed today.

What a war, wish all fighters came to fight like that.

They both wanted to win and both gave it everything they had and never looked like they were going to gas.

Man I love bantamweight.

by DirtyML on Apr 6, 2009 8:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Man!… I really like champs that speak like champs!! The confidence balanced with respect! In my opinion, you don’t get that from Lesnar, B.J. or Evans!! Torres, GSP, Silva, even Fedor, those guys have it together, and that’s why they’re so hard to break mentally, and why contenders know immediately what they’re up against.

by ARodOfIron on Apr 6, 2009 8:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Word.

I have nothing but admiration for fighters like Torres who are tough as nails not just physically but mentally as well.

I’ve never heard the greatest fighters make excuses for their losses. They also show a lot of respect for their opponents whether they brutalize them or win via decision. The BJ Penn’s of this world do neither. They are pompous assholes in victory and whiny bitches in defeat.

by Flyingknees on Apr 6, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Evans is undefeated and BJ is known as a top 5 P4P champ. Also Lesnar is looking like a train that isn’t going to be stopped anytime soon even though I would like Mir to beat him. Anyway I think this out proves your point wrong because these guys don’t seem to be mentally broken by their opponents. I will agree however that making excuses makes them look whiny and being arogant ashes makes them lose fans. But then again imagine if Brock or Rashad were not the way they were they would probably not generate much hype and thus have had to go through Machida’s path to the title.

by Cogito Ergo Sum on Apr 6, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I never said anything about winning or losing. I said that champs speak like champs, and as far as Lesnar, BJ and Rashad go, in my opinion all three have their next fights to prove, and hopefully will snap into that champion mindset some day or another.

by ARodOfIron on Apr 6, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great point!

by john on Apr 6, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The irony that the guys you mentioned are the p4p kings also :-P

by Bill Maher on Apr 6, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

All I have to say is whenever someone says a fight is going to be boring they are almost always wrong. Its ridiculous, we should all just post that we don’t think any fight will be exciting and then when it happens the fighters will give us fireworks to prove us wrong.

by Cogito Ergo Sum on Apr 6, 2009 8:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My favorite line from the night:

“The last thing you want to do is be winning a fight handily and then get caught in a an ankle lock” – Frank Mir

Oh the irony.

by Antisthenes on Apr 6, 2009 8:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

hahaha! Even worse is being helped my the referee and then pulling off an ankle lock….lol

by john on Apr 6, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

WOW! What a great war! Miguel just keeps coming. What a stacked division of great talent. Zuffa has a gold mine!

by realfan on Apr 6, 2009 9:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

2 word:Class act!

by bons on Apr 6, 2009 9:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

agreed

by Robert(1) on Apr 6, 2009 9:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Seriously! That was a great fight. Much respect to both fighters. Im almost willing to say that Torres shouldnt have gotten that decision, but you have to “take” the title from the champ. Takeya wasnt able to do that. That is why Torres got the unanimous nod. Both of these guys are serious business and have a serious future ahead of them! Great fight!

by enzo-enormous on Apr 6, 2009 10:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Propps to Mizugaki for dishing out 5 rounds of punishment on Miguel’s face. Seriously, Miguel looked tore up!

I had Mizugaki winning rounds 1 & 3 and he really impressed me last night. Can’t wait to see this warrior back in the cage.

by Jake on Apr 6, 2009 10:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Miguel is awesome!

by ShitleTot.com on Apr 6, 2009 11:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It was a great fight.
I had torres winning the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th round.
I’m super impressed by Mizugaki.
I knew he was going to be a tough opponent for Torres.

by Natas on Apr 6, 2009 12:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs