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Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:25 am EST

Torres has a desperate housewife

WEC bantamweight champ Miguel Torres is 35-1. He just destroyed a high level opponent, Manny Tapia, without using most of his weapons. Most pound-for-pound lists have him amongst the top 10 fighters in the world. He's quickly becoming the face of World Extreme Cagefighting with good exposure on Versus. He's on top of the world, right? Wrong. Torres says he's not good at anything and has a long way to go. Worse yet his wife  pays the price for his humility:

"Being the champ for WEC, I have a bullseye on my back. A win against me can change somebody's life," said Torres. "I know (my opponents are) training 10 times harder. I'm just pre-occupied with my opponents. He's probably training or watching tape. There will be times it'll be two in the morning at my house, I'll tell my wife I got to go running."

He's almost won over his wife, Jyllian (pictured with daughter Yelena), but she still has a little doubt about his true motives:

"She thinks I'm going out somewhere else, til i come back home covered with sweat and stink."

Click below to listen to Torres speak about his drive:

Torres further explained what drives him to stay on top:

"Everything can get better. I'm not perfect. Everyone is human, anybody can be outworked. I can't think that I'm good at anything. I don't think that I'm good at anything. I try to keep that in mind. It pushes me to learn more things."

Torres also said Urijah Faber's recent title loss at featherweight is also a motivating factor. Faber hadn't dropped a fight since 2005 before he was knocked from 145-pound perch by Mike Brown.

You can hear the entire WEC 37 post-fight press here.

NOTE: WEC did hand out post-fight cash bonuses. Fight of the Night went to Cub Sawnson and Hiroyuki Takaya. Brian Bowles got Submission of the Night and Bart Palaszewski got Knockout of the Night. All four fighters got a $7,500 bonus. It was also a night to bet the favorites. The host venue, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, booked all 10 fights. The favorites were 10-0.

Photo via CombatLifestyle.com

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  1. Darkness!
    1. Posted by Darkness! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    hey- she's not bad. he prob. shouldn't leave her in bed alone at 2 in the morning...
    : p
    I'm sure if I got up and left at 2 a.m. every night for an hour or so, my wife would think I was upto something too. Luckily for her- I don't have that kind of self-discipline, so she has nothing to worry about there. She finds plenty of other stupid reasons to get bi*chy with me, like the first comment...
    : p
  2. HAHA
    2. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    his wife is pretty! haha
    but seriously ufc needs 2 get these guys on ppv
    how about a wec ufc promo card
    get faber and torres to fight on under card
    also get jens pulver and leonard garcia
    and condit and varner
    have a note of nothing but belts on the line
    5 title fights that would be great
  3. chano
    3. Posted by chano Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    man you too haha?
    Man i get that here as well....but she's coming around and letting me go with no problem. you see me and my best friend would have girls over like crazy and well you know what happened from there. But now we just drink and stuff and watch college games or the fights.
  4. HAHA
    4. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    yea but haha is a mans man with 2 nuts
    so he does what he wants 2 do haha
    its crazy if can sit right next to her a play call of duty online all nite
    but if i go out 2 my boys house then its a problem, go figure
    its all good tho
    neways now we got fight for the troops coming up next week
    pac man vs dela hoya im gonna check that out
    and the greatest ppv at the end of the month
    should be good man!
  5. HAHA
    5. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    im blown frankie edgar isnt fighting next week
    he is a good LW
    i was looking foward to seeing him on that card
    gues i will have to settle for kos haha
    i hope yoshida beats him 2 lol
  6. Darkness!
    6. Posted by Darkness! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    I'd like to see some bigger names than Kos and Swick on a free card- especially one that benefits the troops. But to be honest, I'm a UFC fan, and I'll still be watching either way. Besides, I actually kinda like Kos. It's funny, cuz I don't usually like the cocky, arrogant guys; but just something about him- maybe the charisma, that IT factor. He kinda reminds me of a young Tito (when he was young and cool)...
  7. chano
    7. Posted by chano Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    dela joya fight is going to be good cant go watch it need to be with my girl she's due any day now. Future UFC champion, lol
  8. HAHA
    8. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    also i figured i would let u dudes know
    that ufc is makin a show ufc primetime
    about gsp and penn basically like countdown on hbo for the boxing matches
    it will last a few weeks and it will detail the live of them up into the match
    and also WHY is shamrock about to fight tim silvia
    and on the same card will be nick diaz vs joe riggs if his hand heals in time
    it is for a smaller start up promotion 4get the name
  9. HAHA
    9. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    haha thats whats up chano congrats
    haha i was checkin on youtube and saw lloyd irvins two yr old son
    doing all types of mma move it was funny
    u should check it out when your bored one day
    he has everything covered from leg kicks to ground and pound
    haha
  10. chano
    10. Posted by chano Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    ill check it out!
  11. chano
    11. Posted by chano Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    Ill do that!
  12. chano
    12. Posted by chano Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    WHAT?! Man that kid has good take down and good mount. Watch out Melvin Guillard
  13. HAHA
    13. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    hahaha
    so im guessing u checked it out lol
    ant yea Darkness i cant stand kos 4 all the same reasons
    i was never a tito fan even b4 i really got into mma
    and knew who he was, he always talked alot of crap
    same with kos they both have skills tho jus not a fan of either
    and i wish there was bigger names on there too like edgar
    but it is wat it is, i feel like i may donate 2 the fund
    but u know what the say about donating
  14. HAHA
    14. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    also i hope pacman whips up on dela hoya
  15. Clint
    15. Posted by Clint Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    Torres is awesome! I wish he could fight at 155
  16. Dave
    16. Posted by Dave Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:00 pm EDT

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    Thanks for posting the post-fight presser.
  17. HAHA
    17. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    yea it would be nice if torres was at 155
    he would be showcased more and fight more known opponents
    imagine him vs penn
    that would be a nice match up if it was possible
  18. Kelvin
    18. Posted by Kelvin Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    She's cute.
    http://mma4real.net
  19. Kelvin
    19. Posted by Kelvin Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    She's cute.
    http://mma4real.net
  20. Dubya b
    20. Posted by Dubya b Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:12 pm EDT

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    Torres is a good guy. I fell asleep during his fight. Sorry. Too bad for Urijah though, maybe his defeat will be good for him.
  21. Mike4
    21. Posted by Mike4 Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:49 pm EDT

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    Torres is one of the best fighters, and seems like a truly nice guy. God bless him.
  22. Karl A
    22. Posted by Karl A Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:47 pm EDT

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    Chano, congrats on the little one on the way. Keep us posted. I hope all goes well.
    HAHA, did you say Ken Shamrock was fighting Tim Syliva? Do you know when?
  23. ruckaone
    23. Posted by ruckaone Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:55 pm EDT

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    Does anybody skim through other MMA sites? some of you should because as you read most of these comments it doesn't appear you do. props to the usual suspects except nutcracker.
  24. ruckaone
    24. Posted by ruckaone Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:55 pm EDT

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    Oh what I meant to post was she's hot...
  25. Ican2
    25. Posted by Ican2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    What Up? she a sassy little latin momma... ;-}

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