It’s official: the next wave of heavyweight coaching quips might arrive wearing an eye patch. Javier Torres, the man shaping heavyweight Waldo Cortes Acosta, has put the MMA world on notice with his new “fighting pirates” team, complete with a walk-the-plank mentality and, apparently, zero tolerance for handshake drama.
Torres dropped anchor with his plan in a recent interview, sharing the backstory on what exactly makes his crew “pirates” and why recent events inside and outside the cage strengthened that brand. “Walk the plank,” Torres declared, with a grin in his voice. His point? In this gym, you pick a side.