The day that Dana White offered Twitter bonuses for UFC fighters you just knew, that this was going to eventually blow up in his face. Miguel Torres is the first fighter fired over a tweet on Thursday. Now does Torres collect his bonus now or later for his rape Van tweet? Related posts:
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Miguel Torres Cut Following ‘Rape’ Post on Twitter
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December 08, 2011
On Thursday, UFC president Dana White confirmed they have released Miguel Torres (Pictured) after the former WEC bantamweight champ posted a highly-controversial tweet referencing rape.
“Miguel Torres has been cut from the UFC and his career with us now is over,” White told SI.com. “Now there’s no explanation for that. There’s absolutely nothing I could say...
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December 08, 2011
UFC sets the line on rape jokes, Torres gone while Griffin and Evans stay
Dana White had to make a tough decision on Thursday.
Miguel Torres, one of the guys who helped build the business for the WEC and lower weight divisions, was fired by the UFC.
Early Wednesday morning, Torres tweeted what appeared to be a rape joke [that may or not be a line from the television shows "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" or "Workaholics"]. By...
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A serious injury has knocked Georges St-Pierre (22-2 MMA, 16-2 UFC) out of UFC 143’s main event and will be put on the shelf for 10 months.
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