UTICA, N.Y. – Restless and frustrated over not getting a call to the UFC, Jose Torres wanted to make his case bulletproof. Torres, a former flyweight and bantamweight champion in the regional stalwart Titan FC, planned to go for an unprecedented third title in the promotion’s featherweight division. So he ate his way toward his new weight class, getting up to 151 pounds. Then his phone rang.
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Jose Torres was going for third title, instead dropped 26 pounds for UFC debut and won – MMA Junkie