Jose Torres (fighter) explained

Jose Torres
Other Names:Shorty
Birth Date:1992 8, mf=yes
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Nationality:American
Weight:125lb
Weight Class:Bantamweight
Flyweight
Reach:66inches
Style:Shotokan
Fighting Out Of:Chicago, Illinois
Team:Combat-Do
Years Active:2016–present
Mma Kowin:4
Mma Subwin:2
Mma Decwin:6
Mma Koloss:2
Mma Subloss:0
Mma Decloss:1
Mma Draw:1
Sherdog:171605

Jose Torres (born August 2, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division of Brave Combat Federation.[1] He is a former Brave CF Bantamweight Champion and the current bantamweight title contender. A professional mixed martial artist since 2016, Torres has also competed in the Titan Fighting Championships and Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Early life

Torres was born in Chicago to parents of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent. He started practicing Shotokan at the age of four. By age 14, Torres joined Combat-Do, with Bob Schirmer as his master.

Mixed martial arts career

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF)

Torres began his amateur MMA career in 2014, competing until 2015. He went undefeated in 25 bouts. Torres made his International Mixed Martial Arts Federation debut at the inaugural IMMAF World Championships in 2014. Representing the United States of America, Torres holds an amateur MMA record of 25-1 and is a two-time IMMAF World Championships gold medalist.[2]

Titan Fighting Championships

Torres started his professional MMA career in 2016 and fought for the American-based promotion Titan Fighting Championships. In his Titan FC debut, he fought Travis Taylor on March 4, 2016, at Titan FC 37. Torres won the bout via submission.[3]

Torres then faced Reynaldo Duarte on April 30, at Titan FC 38. He won the bout via unanimous decision.[4]

Torres faced Abdiel Velazquez for the vacant Titan FC Flyweight Championship on August 5, at Titan FC 40. He won the bout by knockout in the second round to win the title.[5] [6]

In his first flyweight title defense, Torres faced Pedro Nobre at Titan FC 43, on January 21, 2017.[7] He won the bout by technical knockout in the third round.[8]

Torres faced Farkhad Sharipov for the Titan FC Bantamweight Championship at Titan FC 44, on May 19. He won the bout via unanimous decision to win the title, becoming the promotion's first double champion in the process.[9]

In his bantamweight title defense, Torres faced Gleidson DeJesus at Titan FC 46, on November 17. He won the bout via technical submission.[10]

In his second and last flyweight title defense, Torres faced Alberto Orellano at Titan FC 48, on February 16, 2018. He won the bout by knockout in the first round.[11]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Torres made his UFC debut, replacing Hector Sandoval against Jarred Brooks on June 1, 2018, at .[12] He won the fight in round two after Brooks attempted to slam Torres, but Brooks had accidentally knocked himself out in the process.[13]

Torres faced Alex Perez on August 9, 2018, at UFC 227.[14] He lost the bout via knockout in round one.[15] Torres would be released from his UFC contract on November 7.[16] [17]

BRAVE CF

After his release from the UFC, Torres signed with Brave Combat Federation. In his first fight there, he faced Amir Albazi at BRAVE CF 23 on April 19, 2019.[18] Torres won the bout via unanimous decision.[19]

Torres was scheduled to face Sean Santella for the Flyweight Tournament Quarter-Final at Brave CF 42 on September 24, 2020. The match ended in a majority draw.[20]

Torres was scheduled to Santella at Brave FC 49 on March 25, 2021. The fight was part of the Brave Flyweight Tournament, with their first fight ending in a draw.[21] The week of the event, however, Santella had to pull out due to injury and was replaced by SBG Ireland's Blaine O’Driscoll.[22] While the fight was contested at a Catchweight of 61 kg, due to the short-notice nature of the match-up, the bout between Torres and O’Driscoll indeed served as a quarter-final fight for the Flyweight tournament.[23] Torres won the bout via unanimous decision.[24]

Torres was scheduled to face Ali Bagautinov in the semi-final of the Flyweight tournament at Brave CF 55 on November 6, 2021.[25] Due to difficulties making weight, however, he pulled out and was replaced by Sean Santella.[26]

Moving to bantamweight, Torres was scheduled to face Izzeddine Al Derbani on October 28, 2022, at Brave CF 65. He won the bout via unanimous decision.[27] [28]

Torres faced Nkosi Ndebele for the vacant BRAVE CF Bantamweight Championship on August 12, 2023, at Brave CF 73.[29] He won the bout via split decision to win the vacant title.[30] [31]

Torres faced Ndebele in a rematch for the Brave CF bantamweight title on December 15, 2023, at Brave CF 80.[32] [33] He lost the bout by third-round TKO via retirement.[34]

The two rivals faced each other again in the first-ever trilogy in BRAVE Combat Federation history in the main event of Brave CF 82 in Mauritius on 11th May, 2024.[35] He lost the bout again, this time via unanimous decision.[36]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|12–3–1|Nkosi Ndebele|Decision (unanimous)|Brave CF 82||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Port Louis, Mauritius||-|Loss|align=center||Nkosi Ndebele|TKO (retirement)|Brave CF 80||align=center|3|align=center|1:38|Isa Town, Bahrain||-|Win|align=center|12–1–1|Nkosi Ndebele|Decision (split)|Brave CF 73||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Bogotá, Colombia||-|Win|align=center|11–1–1|Izzeddine Al Derbani|Decision (unanimous)|Brave CF 65: Rumble in the Kingdom||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Isa Town, Bahrain||-|Win|align=center|10–1–1|Blaine O'Driscoll|Decision (unanimous)|Brave CF 49: Super Fights||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Arad, Bahrain||-|Draw|align=center|9–1–1|Sean Santella|Draw (majority)|Brave CF 42||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Riffa, Bahrain||-|Win|align=center|9–1|Amir Albazi|Decision (unanimous)|Brave CF 23||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Amman, Jordan||-|Loss|align=center|8–1|Alex Perez|KO (punches)|UFC 227||align=center| 1|align=center| 3:34|Los Angeles, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–0|Jarred Brooks|KO (slam)|||align=center|2|align=center|2:55|Utica, New York, United States||-|Win|align=center|7–0|Alberto Orellano|KO (punches)|Titan FC 48||align=center|1|align=center|3:52|Coral Gables, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|6–0|Gleidson DeJesus|Technical submission (rear-naked choke)|Titan FC 46||align=center|4|align=center|4:13|Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|5–0|Farkhad Sharipov|Decision (unanimous)|Titan FC 44||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|4–0|Pedro Nobre|TKO (punches)|Titan FC 43||align=center|3|align=center|3:14|Coral Gables, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Abdiel Velazquez|KO (punch and knee)|Titan FC 40||align=center|2|align=center|3:52|Coral Gables, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Reynaldo Duarte|Decision (unanimous)|Titan FC 38||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Miami, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Travis Taylor|Submission (guillotine)|Titan FC 37||align=center|1|align=center|2:09|Ridgefield, Washington, United States|

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raimondi . Marc . ‘Shorty’ Torres says he has signed Brave CF deal, claims it’s ‘multiple times’ better than UFC contract . MMAFighting . MMAFighting . 5 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Bonada . Frank . IMMAF World Champions: Jose Torres . IMMAF . IMMAF . 5 April 2024.
  3. Web site: KHK MMA's Jose Torres Successful in his Professional Debut. Arabs MMA Staff. March 6, 2016. ArabsMMA.
  4. Web site: Titan FC 38 results: Belal Muhammad batters Steve Carl to claim vacant welterweight belt. MMA Junkie. May 1, 2016.
  5. Web site: Titan FC 40 results: Freddy Assuncao puts Gesias Cavalcante to sleep to win lightweight title. Brent. Brookhouse. MMA Junkie. August 6, 2016.
  6. Web site: Titan FC 40 Results- Fightful Connection, New Lightweight Champion, More. Sean Ross. Sapp. Fightful. August 6, 2016.
  7. Web site: Flyweight Title Fight Headlining Titan FC 43. David. Tees. Fightful. December 27, 2016.
  8. Web site: Titan FC 43 results: Jose “Shorty” Torres retains flyweight belt – UFC bound?. mymmanews.com. August 13, 2023.
  9. Web site: Titan FC 44 results: Jose Torres becomes promotion's first 2-division champ, asks for UFC shot. Fernanda. Prates. MMA Junkie. May 20, 2017.
  10. Web site: Titan FC 46 results – Jose ‘Shorty’ Torres vs. Gleidson DeJesus. mymmanews.com. August 13, 2023.
  11. Web site: Titan Fighting Championships 48 Quick Results (2/16), Three Title Bouts. David. Tees. Fightful. February 17, 2018.
  12. News: Titan FC double champ Jose Torres signs with UFC, will debut in Utica. mmafighting.com. Ariel Helwani. 2018-05-22. 2018-05-22.
  13. News: UFC Fight Night 131 results: Jose Torres gets TKO when Jarred Brooks slams himself out. 2018-06-01. MMAjunkie. 2018-06-02. en-US.
  14. News: Jose Torres vs. Alex Perez Booked For UFC 227 • MMA News. 2018-07-13. MMA News. 2018-08-06. en-US.
  15. News: After quick UFC 227 win, Alex Perez admits toughest fight might be against Korean barbecue. 2018-08-05. MMAjunkie. 2018-08-06. en-US.
  16. Web site: Jose Torres Confirms UFC Is Dissolving Men's Flyweight Division by End of 2018. Tyler. Conway. Bleacher Report. November 7, 2018.
  17. Web site: Jose ‘Shorty’ Torres says he’s one of the first cuts in impending UFC abolishment of flyweight division. Marc. Raimondi. MMA Fighting.
  18. Web site: Jose "Shorty" Torres ready for Brave CF debut after overcoming ‘extreme sickness’. Steven. Rae. March 26, 2019.
  19. Web site: Brave CF 23 Results: Abdoul Abdouraguimov, Eldar Eldarov, Luan Santiago Win Titles. Blaine. Henry. April 19, 2019. The Body Lock.
  20. Web site: BRAVE CF 42 RESULTS: TORRES AND SANTELLA FIGHT TO DRAW, ALKHASOV ADVANCES IN FLYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT . September 24, 2020 . Combat Press.
  21. Web site: LockerRoom Team . Brave CF 49: Jose Torres vs. Sean Santella 2 to serve as the main event . lockerroom.in . 8 March 2021.
  22. Web site: Sean Santella injured, Shorty Torres now faces Blaine O’Driscoll in Flyweight tourney at Brave CF 49 . MyMMANews.com . 22 March 2021 . 20 March 2021.
  23. Web site: Sean Santella injured, Shorty Torres now faces Blaine O’Driscoll in Flyweight tourney at Brave CF 49 . MyMMANews.com . 22 March 2021 . 20 March 2021.
  24. Web site: Yule . Josh . BRAVE CF 49 Results . MMAsucka . 25 March 2021 . 25 March 2021.
  25. Web site: MMA News: Flyweight Title Tourney Semifinal Headlines BRAVE CF's Return To Russia. International Business Times. 2021-10-06. 2021-10-06. 2021-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006072717/https://www.ibtimes.com/mma-news-flyweight-title-tourney-semifinal-headlines-brave-cfs-return-russia-3310462. live.
  26. Web site: Behunin. Alex. 2021-11-05. BRAVE CF 55: Sean Santella Replaces Jose Torres on Two Days' Notice, Will Fight Ali Bagautinov. 2021-11-06. Cageside Press. en-US. 2021-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106021524/https://cagesidepress.com/2021/11/05/sean-santella-two-days-notice-jose-torres-ali-bagautinov-brave-cf-55/. live.
  27. Web site: BRAVE CF 65: Rumble in the Kingdom . bravecf.com . 28 October 2022.
  28. Web site: Jack . Goodwillie. BRAVE CF 65 Results . October 28, 2022 . mmasucka.com.
  29. Web site: Jose "Shorty" Torres aims to honor his Latino heritage at BRAVE CF 73. FightBook MMA. 2023-07-24.
  30. Web site: From rock bottom to the top: Jose “Shorty” Torres is the new BRAVE CF Bantamweight champion. www.fightbookmma.com. August 13, 2023.
  31. Web site: BRAVE CF 73 Results: Jose Torres crowned BRAVE Bantamweight champion. LockerRoom India. 2023-08-14.
  32. Web site: Rematch of the year set! Jose Torres vs Nkosi Ndebele 2 to Headline Brave CF 80. Daily Tribune. November 13, 2023.
  33. Web site: BRAVE CF 80 fight card revealed: title fight, UK & Ireland vs Arab Legends duel, and more. FightBook MMA. 2023-11-21.
  34. Web site: The Future is here! Nkosi Ndebele makes Jose Torres quit and captures the BRAVE CF Bantamweight title. FightBook MMA. December 15, 2023.
  35. Web site: Xavier . Joao . BRAVE CF Bantamweight Champion Ndebele takes on arch-rival Torres in a trilogy in Mauritius for BRAVE CF 82 on May 11 . Blackbelt Mag . Blackbelt Mag . 5 April 2024.
  36. Web site: Team . Black Belt . 2024-05-11 . Nkosi Ndebele Crowned Bantamweight Champion at BRAVE CF 82 in Mauritius, Hwende & Gitnov Emerge Winners, here are the Results . 2024-06-09 . Black Belt Magazine . en.

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