WEC Bantamweight Championship Bout:
Miguel Torres vs. Manny Tapia

WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres defends his title against former King of the Cage champion Manny Tapia. Torres comes off an exciting stoppage victory over Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34, while Tapia won a decision victory over Antonio Banuelos at WEC 32.

These two were originally scheduled to meet at WEC 34, but a nagging knee injury forced Tapia out of the fight and for the second time he had to pull out of a scheduled title challenge. Expect this fight to be an all-out war between two of the most exciting fighters in the WEC bantamweight division.

The strategy for each fighter is simple. Tapia needs to keep the fight on the feet because that’s where he has the best shot at pulling off the upset by landing a fight ending combination. Torres on the other hand is well versed on the feet, but has a distinct advantage on the ground that he should use.

These two will go toe-to-toe for the first part of the fight, but as soon Torres gauges his chances on the feet against Tapia, he’ll take the fight to the ground and finish him off with a submission sometime in the second round.

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