Bantamweight Miguel Torres is Back in the UFC

It didn't take long for UFC President Dana White to change his mind about Miguel Torres. In fact, it only took him 20 days to rehire the former WEC champion after his controversial Twitter fiasco.

MMAJunkie.com is reporting that Torres joined White after the UFC 141 pre-fight press conference and will now be back in the promotion's bantamweight division.

"He handled his business like a man," said White who was impressed with how Torres handled the situation following his initial release.

According to the UFC president, Torres made donations to and volunteered at local rape centers. White also stated that the now-UFC bantamweight is taking sensitivity classes.

Torres was released by the UFC on Dec. 8 because of a controversial tweet made on his personal Twitter account.

"If a windowless van was called a surprise van, more people wouldn't mind going for rides in them," Torres tweeted. "Everyone likes surprises."

The tweet was actually a line from Comedy Central's Workaholics show, an homage that fell flat for many of the public—especially White.

The UFC decided to make an example of Torres, whose timing could not have been worse, with his tweet coming on the heels of other controversial comments by former champions.

Both Forrest Griffin and Rashad Evans faced public scrutiny for their recent ill-made remarks touching on rape and the Penn State situation respectively.

Torres last fought at UFC 139, taking a unanimous decision win over Nick Pace to improve his UFC record to 2-1.

There is no date set yet for Torres return to the Octagon.

Former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres Released from UFC for Tweet

In the days where UFC fighters like Forrest Griffin and Rashad Evans are getting criticized for the things they say, it is Miguel Torres who first gets the axe for his offensive tweet.

UFC president Dana White told Sports Illustrated that the former WEC bantamweight champion had been cut from the UFC not for his poor performance in the promotion, but for a tweet.

"This morning I’m on [Michael] Landsburg’s show, up here in Canada, and he hits me with the quote of what he tweeted. Now there’s no explanation for that," White told Sports Illustrated. "There’s absolutely nothing I could say to make any sense of that. And the fact that he even thinks that’s funny or that’s a joke, it disturbs me. It bothers me.

"Again, you’re dealing with a guy that’s a smart guy, that owns his own business, that’s been one of the top fighters in the world forever. And I cut him today. He’s no longer with the UFC."

White was then asked if this was Torres' first offense or second offense.

"No, this was the first time. And then he said he hadn’t heard what happened to Forrest [Griffin, who drew fire for tweeting 'Rape is the new missionary' last month]. Really? Where do you live? What business are you in? How do you not hear about these things?

You should have paid more attention. It’s to the point now where, there’s going be times when things happen and mistakes are made. I cannot defend Miguel Torres. I cannot defend what he said. What he said makes no sense other than when he says, 'It was a joke.' Well, I don’t think that’s a funny joke. I think it’s disturbing."

For those who are wondering what Torres' offensive tweet was here it is:

“If a rape van was called a surprise van, more women wouldn’t mind going for rides in them. Everyone likes surprises," Torres said via Twitter.

Offensive or not, Torres is no longer with the UFC.