Two-Division Titan FC Champ Jose Torres to Make Octagon Debut at UFC Fight Night Utica
Two-division Titan FC champion Jose Torres
will replace the injured Hector
Sandoval and face Jarred
Brooks at
UFC Fight Night 131 in Utica, N.Y.
Multiple outlets confirmed the new flyweight booking on Tuesday. UFC Fight Night 131 takes place at Adirondack Bank Center on June 1 and is headlined by a bantamweight showdown between Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes.
The 25-year-old Torres enters his first promotional foray with a 7-0 record. “Shorty” was a champion at 135 and 125 pounds in Titan FC and is coming off a first-round knockout of Alberto Orellano in a flyweight title defense on Feb. 16.
Brooks began his career with 13 consecutive victories, including a split verdict against Eric Shelton at UFC 214. However, “The Monkey God” suffered his first career defeat in his most recent outing, as he dropped a split decision against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night 118 on Oct. 28.
Multiple outlets confirmed the new flyweight booking on Tuesday. UFC Fight Night 131 takes place at Adirondack Bank Center on June 1 and is headlined by a bantamweight showdown between Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes.
The 25-year-old Torres enters his first promotional foray with a 7-0 record. “Shorty” was a champion at 135 and 125 pounds in Titan FC and is coming off a first-round knockout of Alberto Orellano in a flyweight title defense on Feb. 16.
Brooks began his career with 13 consecutive victories, including a split verdict against Eric Shelton at UFC 214. However, “The Monkey God” suffered his first career defeat in his most recent outing, as he dropped a split decision against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night 118 on Oct. 28.
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