Miguel Torres was trying to be funny, it ended up costing his job. The MMA star was having a conversation with a fan on Twitter and tweeted a reference to FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. UFC president Dana White found the tweet to be offensive and cut Torres from the UFC roster, according to MMAFighting.com. Torres' tweet, which as been removed, said, "If a rape van was called a surprise van more women wouldn't mind going for rides in them. Everyone like surprises." Little did Torres know, his tweet could be viewed by all of his followers, not just...
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