Indiana Jones mileage issues aside, Jim Miller still wants 50 in UFC
For 'Jimmy-ana Jones' Miller's quest for 50 UFC fights, it's not the years, it's the mileage – just like it was for the legendary archaeologist.
NEWARK, N. J. – Jim Miller invoked the name of the legendary Indiana Jones when describing how he feels two decades into his career.
Miller (39-19 MMA, 28-18 UFC) made quick work of Jared Gordon (21-9 MMA, 9-8 UFC) in their lightweight fight on the prelims at Prudential Center in Newark, N. J. , and submitted him with a first-round guillotine choke.
Miller extended his UFC record for most wins and picked up a Performance of the Night bonus, as well – which no doubt will be appreciated after what Miller described early in fight week as a rough 2025. Last year, he had surgery, and so did his teenage son – for a rare form of cancer, which he beat, and which was a source of inspiration for Miller during his training camp. Miller's return on home soil in New Jersey was his first fight in 13 months – the longest layoff of his career.
But his response in the fight was an emotional one with his whole family watching cageside. He now has stoppages in his past 11 wins dating back nearly a decade, and eight of those have been submissions. He has said for a while that he'd like to hit 50 fights in the UFC, which would seem to be the kind of number that would be hard for anyone to get close to again.