Torres returns for UFC 75 bout against Liaudin

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By Thomas Gerbasi

Hawaii’s Anthony “The Crush” Torres returns to the Octagon for the first time in over a year on September 8th, when he battles Jess “The Joker” Liaudin in a UFC 75 welterweight bout at the O2 Arena in London, England.

“I know he (Liaudin) is coming off a win against Dennis Siver, and he’s a tough opponent,” said Torres, whose last Octagon bout was a first round submission win over Pat Healy in August of 2006. “I’ve been training hard since I recovered from my injury, and I’ve just been waiting for this call.”

Torres (5-1), a veteran of the second season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show, replaces Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, who was sidelined with a shoulder injury.

London’s own Liaudin (11-8) impressed fight fans in his Octagon debut at UFC 70 in April, submitting Dennis Siver with an armbar at 1:21 of the first round. Now “The Joker” – who will be finishing up his training camp in California with Dan Henderson and Team Quest – looks for UFC win number two.

“I saw Anthony on TUF and he looked like a well-rounded fighter,” said Liaudin. “I respect that he comes from Hawaii - you know he is going to be a tough scrapper who refuses to quit, so we should be in for an interesting night. As I consider myself to be pretty well-rounded too, this one has got 'fight of the night' potential. I intend to test his stand up, then his ground game, and then finish with a little ground and pound - that's the plan anyway.”

UFC 75 is headlined by the title unification bout between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and his PRIDE counterpart, Dan Henderson. Also slated for the card are intriguing matchups between Mirko Cro Cop and Cheick Kongo, and Michael Bisping and Matt Hamill.

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