Benavidez and Torres Break Down WEC 47 Main Event

Joseph Benavidez and Miguel Torres fight each other in Saturday night's WEC 47 co-main event. But both had a lot to say about the evening's main event between WEC bantamweight champion Brian Bowles and challenger Dominick Cruz.

JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ:
I like Brian Bowles. He's a great guy, so as far as fighting him, we've trained together a little bit, and I'd love to have the fight with Dominick Cruz again. Of course I want to avenge my loss, and I know I'm better than that, so I could beat him. There's that aspect of wanting to fight Cruz again, but as far as the outside looking in, if I had to pick someone, I'd definitely pick Bowles.

I just think he has more ways to finish the fight. And if it's a five-round fight, the only way Dominick really has at beating him is a decision. It's going to be hard to stay away from his submissions and power for five rounds. He can maybe do it for three rounds. I just think that Bowles has more ways to finish the fight, and Cruz has one, which is to out point him.

You can't underestimate Cruz. He has that point, beating people on points down to a science basically, so it's going to be a great fight, but if I had to bet, I'd pick Brian.

MIGUEL TORRES:
At first when I looked at the fight I thought Dominick Cruz would have the edge, and then I started watching fights on Bowles and fights on Cruz, and Cruz fights with his hands down a lot, and he's fought a lot of shorter guys. A lot of his opponents have been shorter guys, so I think the same strategy that he's used against his past opponents and keeping his hand real low, Brian just needs one big punch to hurt Cruz. I haven't seen Cruz get rocked yet. I'm leaning more towards Bowles because with one punch you can change everything.

The fights that I've seen of Cruz, he moves very well, and he's a very good striker, but he leaves his hands real low. He might have the edge in wrestling. I think Dominick's wrestling is better than Bowles', but I haven't seen Bowles get pushed yet. I couldn't push him past the first round, so we're going to see. It's an interesting fight.

Mayhem Miller & Other Strikeforce Fighters Head to MTV2

Strikeforce fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller -- the host of "Bully Beatdown" -- is no stranger to the MTV spotlight. But when he makes an appearance on MTV2's "Rock N Jock" series, he's gonna drag a few of his Strikeforce co-horts along for the ride.

The next two episodes of the show, on March 6 and March 13 at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET, will feature Miller, former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh "The Punk" Thomson, Lavar Johnson, and Scott Smith counting down the week's top 5 rock videos.

They'll also give the inside scoop about what it's like to be a fighter, tips on how to survive a bar fight and how to stay in top shape to fight at an elite level.

MTV2's "Rock N Jock"
Saturday, March 6 & Saturday, March 13
8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET

ESPN's MMA Live: James Toney, Strikefoce & WEC 47

This week on ESPN's MMA Live: New UFC signee and former boxing champion James Toney, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker and a WEC 47 preview.

Bowles Feels Torres is Looking Past Benavidez

As evidenced via his Twitter account, Miguel Torres is known for saying some pretty outlandish things. So when Brian Bowles heard that Torres, the former WEC bantamweight king who was dethroned by the aforementioned Georgia boy, was talking he didn't pay any attention to it.

"Miguel's not known for not saying some crazy stuff," said Bowles.

"I really don't even pay attention to what he says anymore. I just let him say and do his own thing."

Torres was obviously still sore from the loss that ended an impressive 17-fight winning streak. It was the first finish that Torres had suffered of his two losses as a professional.

Never one to turn down a fight, Bowles is open to a rematch in the future, but believes that Torres has another daunting task on his hands when he meets spitfire bantamweight Joseph Benavidez, who Bowles also calls a friend.

"He's got a tough fight lurking ahead of him right now and he needs to be worrying about Joseph," said the WEC 135-pound champion.

"I'm friends with Joseph. I'd like to see him win. I'd like to see him fight for the title."

Strikeforce Champ Jake Shields Blasts Frank Shamrock

There's always been a rift between Frank Shamrock and Cesar Gracie's camp. As trainers, the two exchanged words for years that eventually escalated into a bout for Strikeforce in March of 2006 where Shamrock dispatched of Gracie in just 21 seconds.

Cesar Gracie trained fighter Nick Diaz exacted revenge on April 11, 2009, TKO'ing the former UFC titleholder in the second round.

In a recent interview with MMAWeekly Radio, Jake Shields, Gracie trained Strikeforce middleweight titleholder, blasted Shamrock.

"Shamrock's a douche bag. He's not worth my time," said Shields. "The guy would never fight me. He's just trying to talk to keep his washed up career going."

Shields didn't stop there. He brought up teammate Diaz's one-sided victory over Shamrock last year.

"We saw what happened when he stepped in against a real fighter, against Nick Diaz. It was obvious he was on a completely different level than Shamrock."

A Day In The Life of WEC Fighter Scott Jorgensen

Take a journey to Boise, Idaho, and meet up with Scott Jorgensen as he prepares for his upcoming fight with Chad George. See Scott spar with Jens Pulver in the gym, and have sword fights with his kid at home.

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy Extended Video Preview

An extended video preview of the upcoming UFC 111 fight card in New Jersey. UFC 111 is headed up by a welterweight title bout between champion Georges St-Pierre and Brit Dan Hardy, plus a heavyweight interim title bout between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin.

Mike Swick and Roger Huerta Go On A Bug Binge In Thailand

Mike Swick and Roger Huerta enjoy a local delicacy by eating insects at the Chinese New Year festival in the Chalong Province, Phuket, Thailand.

A Day In The Life of WEC Fighter Chad Mendes

Check out a day in the life of WEC fighter Chad Mendes as he prepares for his WEC 47 bout with Erik Kotch.