After becoming the first simultaneous two-division champion in Titan FC history, Jose “Shorty” Torres is waiting for the phone call from the UFC while recovering from a broken hand.

What Jose “Shorty” Torres has been able to accomplish in just five professional fights is almost unheard of in the sport of MMA.

Torres made history this past Friday night by defeating Farkhat Sharipov by unanimous decision in the main event of Titan FC 44. With the victory, “Shorty” captured the Titan FC bantamweight title, to go along with his flyweight title, becoming the first reigning two-division champion in company history. After the win, Torres used his microphone time to get the attention of the UFC.

“Dana White, Sean Shelby, Mick Maynard, I hope you know what my name is now: It is Jose ‘Shorty’ Torres,” the newly crowned champion said. “Two-time amateur world champ, 30-straight wins, double-weight champion of Titan FC, never been done in history. You saw Tim Elliot go against Demetrious Johnson. What do you think I can do against him?”

With the happiness that a history making night can create, for Torres, it created an unfortunate circumstance. After Farkhat dropped Torres in the first round, while in defense mode, Torres broke his hand which could put him on the sidelines for a few months.

“The hand is 100-percent broken,” Torres said while appearing on the SFLC Podcast. “Mine is a second metacarpal fracture which means that, pretty much, my first finger is split in half, right in the middle. It’s part of the sport. It’s bound to happen, I’m just glad that everything worked out for me and I got to fight a very respectful champion.

“Sadly, and this is not 100-percent until I actually get the surgery, but my chiropractor who works with fighters and deals with a lot of broken bones, he said it’d be about 8-12 weeks. It really depends on seeing how my recovery is and how I’m doing with the rehab. So right now it’s 2-3 months, which really sucks. But for me, I fought five fights in pretty much a year. Very tough fights, I think the record of the guys I have beat have a combined record of 51-20. Very hard fights, especially this last one against a very respected champion, so in a way, it’s going to be a nice, well-deserved rest. That’s the way I’m going to look at it.”

Torres is a goal-oriented individual. The ultimate goal for “Shorty” is to make it to the UFC, but set other goals along the way to open up that road. Thus far, Torres has done everything that he has set out to do, most notably winning two championships in only five professional fights. He compares himself to another world champion that has found early success as a professional combat sports athlete.

“It’s awesome to know that in only five fights, I’ve beat two champions, one of which was 18-2 (UFC vet Pedro Nobre) I’ve beaten some really good guys at only 5-0,” Torres said. “I’m pretty much the Vasyl Lomachenko of MMA. I’m just really happy. I wasn’t trying to do all of this, I didn’t say, ‘when I turn pro, I’m making history.’ I just was going to work very hard, and do what every professional fighter should want to do and fight the best. I’m literally trying to pick out the best of the best. I’m not shying away from any type of opponent. It’s just a blessing to know that I’ve done everything that I said I was going to do. It’s just cool.”

After being denied in the past by the UFC for lack of experience, Torres lobbied for the fight with Sharipov to boost his resume with another dangerous opponent. After shutting down Sharipov with constant pressure throughout the fight, Torres felt he did everything he needed to do to get the respect and attention from the UFC. With a phone call for a UFC contract not made yet, Torres is beginning to feel frustrated with the lack of respect he has received from the top organization in the sport. “Shorty” continued to lobby for himself, plus another championship winner from Titan FC 44, Kurt Holobaugh, to take that next step in their careers. The big question on the two-division champ’s mind is, if the UFC doesn’t call, who could he fight to help his cause at this point?

“The only flaw to this, and yes, it’s only been four days (since the win), the UFC retreat, the Ultimate Fighter tryouts for the flyweights, for the women and new things coming up for the UFC, so I give them the leeway, but I’m just baffled the UFC hasn’t called me yet,” Torres said. “The UFC does not know who I am. I’ve done something that no one has done in history at 5-0. I’ve done what Conor McGregor did in Cage Warriors, twice, if not three times as fast. And against tougher opponents, guys with way bigger records than he fought. In the (UFC) flyweight division, you have Sergio Pettis and Brandon Moreno headlining in Mexico City, which is great for the flyweights. But even their records don’t compare to mine with the opponents they’ve fought. I feel like I’m doing everything right, but for some reason, I’m still getting punished because no one is noticing me. So I’m saying to myself, ‘what’s next?’ Do I stay in Titan and fight at flyweight, and fight who? Same with bantamweight, I stay at Bantamweight and fight who? Pedro Nobre at flyweight was the best fight and Farkhat Sharipov was the best at bantamweight. Who’s worth fighting for me to help bump me up to the best promotion in the world? This three-month layoff for me can be a good thing because I get to really figure out what’s next.

“(As far as fighting goes) what’s next for me? What’s next for a guy like Kurt Holobaugh? Does he fight a guy who doesn’t really have a record or a name, and could potentially lose, and now has to get 2 or 3 more fights to get up to that rank? So who am I, who is Kurt supposed to fight next? That’s why I believe Kurt and I should both be called up to the UFC. We’re both young fighters, both very hungry fighters, and with our performances this weekend, I don’t see why we shouldn’t be called up.”

Before UFC 211 in Dallas, the UFC hosted a Summer Kickoff press conference to announce big fights and also to unveil a new show on UFC Fight Pass, ‘Dana White’s Contender Series’, which kicks off July 11. The show will give fighters outside of the UFC a chance to fight in front of UFC president Dana White, and matchmakers Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard for a chance to get a contract. Torres revealed that he was contacted to take part in the show, but won’t be able to compete due to his broken hand. However, even if he could, Torres believes he has done enough not to warrant an essential try out for the UFC.

“I have been called for it,” Torres said. “Sadly, regardless if I wanted to be a part of it or not, I won’t be able to compete in it because of the hand and it’s a fast-moving show.

“I think it’s a great idea, but for me, and no offense, why do I need to try out? I’ve done more than enough to be qualified for the UFC. You signed Cain Velasquez at 2-0 without really having a resume, besides being an All-American. Hey, I’m an All-American too. Why wasn’t I called up at 2-0? I just haven’t gotten the notoriety of being put out there in front of them. I think that’s the problem I haven’t been put in front of Sean Shelby, Mick Maynard, or Dana White to really get that respect from them.

“It’s one of those things, I already have the resume, why can’t I get the job already? I’m way more qualified than a bunch of these flyweights. Even though I feel like I’m being a little bit of a drama queen, I’ve worked hard for what I’ve been able to accomplish and I feel like I should get the type of respect for it. I know it’s not Dana White’s fault, he’s a busy guy with everything, but I feel like he hasn’t had my resume put right in front of him. I think if it was put in front of him, he would definitely respect it, and I would get a call.”

Fighting in the UFC isn’t about money or fame for Jose “Shorty” Torres. As a matter of fact, it’s not even just for him. The Titan FC reigning flyweight and bantamweight champion aims to inspire others to achieve anything they want in life. Before having the goal of being a fighter in the UFC, Torres had a different dream as a child, and it is something that has carried him throughout his life and career.

“When I was 4-years old I wanted to be a hero,” Torres said. “I want to inspire people to do better in their lives, not just in fighting, but I want to help people reach their goals just like I’m trying to reach mine, which is to get to the UFC.”

Torres will rest and rehab for the next two to three months while he awaits his next career step. In the meantime, “Shorty” just wants his respect from the UFC and the opportunity that should come along with it.

“Overall, show me some respect UFC. I’ve made history, I’ve done what your favorite fighter Conor McGregor did in Cage Warriors but twice as fast. The only other person in to do what I’ve done at 5-0 is Lomachenko in the sport of boxing, and he’s one of the most popular, and fun entertaining fighters in his respective sport. I believe I can be the same in the UFC and in the flyweight division. If you want excitement, I believe I can give that, and that is my message to the UFC”