Live on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Miguel Torres (35-1) will look to defend his Bantamweight title for a third time against Takeya Mizugaki (11-2-2). The Japanese fighter Mizugaki is a replacement for the injured Brian Bowles. Torres has run thorugh the bantamweight division winning 16 straight fights with his only loss dating back to November 2003. Torres wins most of his fights via submission were he is a jiu jitsu black belt. He demonstrated some excellent striking in his last outing against Manny Tapia. Tapia believed he had the better striking and was looking to keep the fight standing which proved to be wrong. Mizugaki is on a five fight win streak and should give Torres a good fight.
Also on the card from Team Alpha Male is undefeated Joseph Benavidez (9-0) taking on former featherweight number one contender Jeff Curran who will be making his bantamweight debut.
Miguel Torres vs. Takeya Mizugak
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Torres (-825)
- Mizugaki (+525)
Betus.com Odds
- Torres
- Mizugaki
Jeff Curran vs. Joseph Benavidez
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Curran (-105)
- Benavidez (-125)
Betus.com Odds
- Curran
- Benavidez
Shane Roller vs. Ben Henderson
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Roller (-200)
- Henderson (+160)
Betus.com Odds
- Roller
- Henderson
Raphael Assuncao vs. Jameel Massouh
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Assuncao (-500)
- Massouh (+300)
Anthony Njokuani vs. Bart Palaszewski
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Njokuani (+125)
- Palaszewski (-155)
Dominick Cruz vs. Ivan Lopez
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Cruz (-500)
- Lopez (+300)
Waggney Fabiano vs. Fredson Paixao
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Fabiano (-500)
- Paixao (+300)
Eddie Wineland vs. Rani Yahya
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Wineland (+250)
- Yahya (-325)
Manny Tapia vs. Akitoshi Tamura
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Tapia (-160)
- Tamura (+130)
Rafael Dias vs. Mike Budnik
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Dias (-325
- Budnik (+250)
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