Mir: Miguel Torres is the best p4p in the world
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will be the color commentator for WEC 42 Sunday night on Versus, and all…
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will be the color commentator for WEC 42 Sunday night on Versus, and all this week he’ll be providing his insight into the WEC fights. Today I ask Mir about the main event, bantamweight champion Miguel Torres vs. Brian Bowles.
Let’s start with Miguel Torres. Is he the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world?
Frank Mir: I believe so, right now, just because of the number of wins he has under his belt, his skill level and the way he approaches his fights. It’s a hard argument to make. Georges St Pierre and Anderson Silva both have great skill sets, so to try to break them down and pick one best is kind of like splitting hairs, but the one thing I see with Miguel that I think I can make a strong argument for is his approach.
In his fight with Takeya Mizugaki, he was winning on points going into the fifth round, he had to know he was winning the fight on the judges’ cards, but he still was going to try to finish the fight and kill him. He didn’t just want to get an easy victory. All of the top four or five guys in that pound-for-pound conversation are extremely skilled, but I think his killer instinct puts him on top. Miguel Torres isn’t about winning, he’s about destroying the opponent in front of him.
Are there holes in Miguel’s game?
Of course, every fighter has weaknesses. Miguel’s wrestling might not be up to par with the rest of his game. He’s a black belt in jiu jitsu and his striking is deadly, but the wrestling is an aspect of game where he could improve. But you can say that about any fighter.
How good a fighter is Brian Bowles? Does he have what it takes to exploit those holes and beat Torres?