Mir claims Torres is the best

Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir reckons Miguel Torres is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

Miguel Torres will fight Brian Bowles at the WEC 42 event on Sunday night.

When asked if he believed Torres is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Mir told MMA FanHouse: “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.”

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