What's Up With the Miguel Torres Tumbling Routine?

As mixed martial arts has developed into a combat style in and of itself, we typically see fewer obscure techniques in fights that are usually associated with a specific traditional martial arts discipline. There are a few exceptions though.

One such recent exception was Miguel Torres' forward roll combined with an axe kick. He used the technique, which he dubs the "suicide kick," in his latest title defense, against Manny Tapia at WEC 37 on Wednesday night.

"The suicide kick? I have a lot of tricks in my bag. My coach hates it when I do stuff like that. It's real high risk," Torres commented about the technique after the fight.

"I think it was after a left that I caught him with, he was a little bit stunned when I went for it. I think I barely missed him. Right after the kick, he kind of smiled at me and was like, 'that was a nice kick.'"

But it's not even that Torres necessarily intended to land the kick. As he explained, "I do that kick sometimes to bait the guy to come into my guard, so I can do the up-kick or a leg lock or something. He was pretty savvy about getting away."

So there you have it... the Miguel Torres suicide kick.

Several WEC 37 Fighters Undergo Drug Testing

As is typical for most athletic commissions, the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Wednesday night required WEC 37 main event fighters Miguel Torres and Manny Tapia to submit to the state's drug testing process.

In addition to the main event WEC bantamweight title bout, Nevada also tested several other fighters at random. At WEC 37, these fighters included Shane Roller, Cub Swanson, Bart Palaszewski, Josh Hendricks, Joseph Benavidez, Brian Bowles, and Wagnney Fabiano.

Drug test results are sent to an independent facility for processing and are not immediately available. Results should be known within a matter of days.

UFC and WEC Slam Wednesday Night TV with MMA

It's a Zuffa night of MMA on television on Wednesday night. The UFC finishes up the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV with the final two episodes of the season beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

WEC 37 takes over Versus at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. The main event features a showdown between bantamweight champion and No. 1 ranked Miguel Torres and No. 7 ranked Manny Tapia.

MMAWeekly.com will have live results of both the WEC 37 preliminary bouts and the main card bouts. The first preliminary fight is scheduled to being at about 5:45 p.m. ET / 2:45 p.m. PT.

WEC Start Time At 8pm EST On Versus

Just a reminder that the World Extreme Cagefighting event this Wednesday night in Las Vegas will start the live broadcast on Versus at 8pm EST/5pm PST.

This is the same time as the last show, but some cable systems did not catch up in time and the listing was incorrect.

The main event for the show will pit #1 bantamweight, Miguel Torres, defending his title against Manny Tapia.

The undercard televised fights will be a showcase of the lighter weight classes, as two top featherweights, Wagnney Fabiano and Akitoshi Tamura, square off as well as bantamweight fights as Brian Bowles faces Will Ribeiro and Joseph Benavidez against Danny Martinez.

Video: Frank Mir Weighs in on WEC 37 Torres vs. Tapia

WEC 37 Torres vs. Tapia Promo Video