Top WEC bantamweight contender Manny Tapia (10-0-1) has been forced to pull out of his June 1 title fight with champ Miguel Torres (32-1) due to a knee injury.
The WEC made the announcement today.
According to the bulletin, Tapia suffered the injury during a recent training session.
The title fight was one of the main draws for the WEC's June 1 event, which takes place at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif. WEC featherweight champ Urijah Faber meets Jens Pulver in the night's main event.
Tapia's replacement is expected to be named shortly.
Tapia, undefeated in 11 professional bouts, made his WEC debut in December 2006 and has since posted a TKO victory over Brandon Foxworth and a split-decision win over Antonio Banuelos. The longtime King of the Cage fighter is the organization's former 135-pound champion.
Torres won the WEC's 135-pound title with a victory over Chase Beebe in February. It was his 14th straight victory.
Man that sucks. That was going to be a true test for Tapia i'm sure he is upset.
Word on the street is the 22-4 Yoshiro Maeda might be Tapia's replacement.
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