Jose Torres, a member of the Kingdom of Bahrain's KHK MMA, became the first fighter ever to win two world titles in the IMMAF World Championships. 'Shorty' then became a two-division champion at Titan FC, before signing with the UFC, going 1-1 in short notice fights, but fell victim to the apparent dissolution of the league's flyweight division. One of the hottest free agents on the market, Torres selected Brave Combat Federation from among many offers, and fights undefeated Amir Albazi in his promotional debut in the Philippines on March 15. Torres is more aggressive and keen to finish a fight than his Flyweight peers – with more than 70% of his fights not going the distance. From his karate roots came a very unorthodox style that catches opponents by surprise and, in half of his professional wins, sends them straight to the canvas. A high-level wrestler with enough submission skills to make his opponents tap out at any given time, Torres is a menace no matter where the fight goes. An instant classic awaits Brave nation, in a fight that will shape the future not only of the Brave flyweight division, but might also have implications at bantamweight.

Former Bellator titleholder Zoila Frausto split from her husband former UFC fighter Jorge Gurgel, returned to California from Ohio, and focused on Muay Thai and kickboxing winning multiple titles. This year she's a back in MMA, vs. Jamiee Nievera in the co-main event of Combate Americas 31 on 2/22; the event will stream on DAZN. “I still wanted to fight, but everything MMA was so connected to [Gurgel] that I didn’t want to do it. ... I’ve been doing everything for MMA, but just haven’t been competing in it. ... She’s fought three of my teammates and my sister, so I know her very well. I feel like she’s good everywhere ... but I feel that I’m better than her everywhere. A lot of women are making a pretty good living. Even up to this point I’ve had to work other jobs and do other things, but now I’m at a point where I can make other opportunities happen if I really want to stay focused on this and continue to do this.” h/t MMA Weekly

Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov got 12-month suspensions from the NAC for their roles in the UFC 229 post-fight brawl. Khabib Nurmagomedov got nine months, reduced to six if he did an anti-bulllying PSA. However, The Eagle said Nevada allows gambling, drugs, and prostitution, and thus is in no position to morally dictate. And Khabib's coach Javier Vasquez says The Eagle won't return until his teammates can: “From what I know from talking to Khabib, he’s pretty much very loyal to his guys and the thing about the suspension is he doesn’t care. He’s like, whatever. If they want me to come back and do an anti-bullying thing, he was the one being bullied. He’s not going to do that. Screw them. That’s his attitude. He ain’t going to fight for them. He says he ain’t going to fight in Vegas. He says he won’t come back until his guys are off of suspension, and I kind of have to agree with him. He’s sticking to his guys because all they did was try to defend him." h/t Yahoo Sports • Listen to the UFC Unfiltered podcast

Earlier this week it was announced that Olympic Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii signed a multi-fight contract with KSW; now he looks set to make his promotional debut at KSW 47 at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland on March 23 vs. former heavyweight champion Fernando Rodrigues Jr. The Brazilian has earned a fierce reputation as being an aggressive fighter and has amassed ten stoppage victories, eight via TKO, so far in his career. This includes his second round TKO win over the longest reigning KSW heavyweight champion Karol Bedorf at KSW 37 to capture title. The 31-year-old then dropped the title and suffered back to back defeats at KSW 39 and KSW 41, respectively, before bouncing back with a win over former KSW title challenger and UFC veteran James McSweeney outside the promotion last year.

“I’m not interested. I would take this [JRE Fight Companion] for zero money over being in Phoenix right now. Although I would like to see those fights live and call those fights live, I’m good with 10 a year. 10 a year is what I like. Once a month, two months off. I was thinking I was on my way out, but I still love it. And I love it way more now because I don’t have to do it as much. And I love it way more now because we do this because we can do all of this $#!@-talking, have fun and be silly.” h/t MMA Mania • Watch

ROAD Fighting Championship 052 on 2/23 at Jangchung Arena in Seoul, South Korea will be headlined by Shamil Zavurov vs. Mansour Barnaoui in the finals of the $1 Million lightweight tournament. After three regional trials and an international trial start up, sixteen fighters made it to the opening round of the Road to A-Sol tournament. Training with his cousin, UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Zavurov defeated Kim Wong-Gi, Leo Kuntz, Khuukhenkhuu Amartuvshin, and Ronys Torres, all by decision. Barnaoui hold submission wins over Ki Won-Bin, Kim Chang-Hyun, Nandin-Erdene, and Kota Shimoishi, the first three in Round 1. The event will stream on DAZN.