MMA Fighting · Apr 20, 2017
Miguel Torres announces his retirement
Esther Lin, MMA FightingFormer WEC champion Miguel Torres has decided to call it quits after his 16-year MMA career.
Torres announced his decision on Facebook on Wednesday night. Torres won the WEC bantamweight title at WEC 32, submitting Chase Beebe in the first round. He went on to defend the title three times before losing the belt to Brian Bowles at WEC 42 on Aug. 9, 2009.
After the WEC was purchased by the UFC, Torres went 2-2 there before an 0-2 stint in the World Series of Fighting. He ends his career with a 44-9 record thanks to a win in his final fight in a United Combat League contest against Lloyd Carter on Sept. 24, 2016.