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UFC President defends his decision to release Torres over tweet

MMA Fighting spoke to UFC president Dana White Thursday evening about why he decided to release Miguel Torres after the…

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Chris Palmquist
December 9, 2011 · 1 min read

MMA Fighting spoke to UFC president Dana White Thursday evening about why he decided to release Miguel Torres after the bantamweight fighter tweeted about a “rape van” recently. White explained his reasons for the release, why he didn’t release other UFC fighters who appeared to make light of rape, and what kind of message he is sending to his fighters.

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