Torres Victorious In Battle at WEC 40
WEC champion Miguel Torres added another victory to his impressive resume last night, as he defeated Takeya Mizugaki via unanimous decision. Mizugaki put up an impressive fight, but in the end Torres outworked and outpointed the Japanese fighter to retain his title.
In other action, Joseph Benavidez scored a big upset over Jeff Curran with a unanimous decision victory.
Here are the official results from WEC 40:
- Miguel Torres def. Takeya Mizugaki via decision
- Joseph Benavidez def. Jeff Curran via decision
- Ben Henderson def. Shane Roller via TKO (Rd. 1)
- Raphael Assuncao def. Jameel Massouh via decision
- Anthony Njokuani def. Bart Palaszewski via TKO (Rd. 2)
- Dominick Cruz def. Ivan Lopez via decision
- Wagnney Fabiano def. Fredson Paixao via decision
- Rani Yahya def. Eddie Wineland via submission (Rd. 1)
- Akitoshi Tamura def. Manny Tapia via decision
- Rafael Dias def. Mike Budnik via decision
The WEC awarded $10,000 “superlative” bonuses last night to the following fighters: Rani Yahya for submission of the night, Anthony Njokunai for knockout of the night, and Miguel Torres and Takeya Mizugaki for fight of the night.
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