“I came back home and tried to find myself and found Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… From day one, the goal was always to compete. “I wrestled for a year at Virginia Tech and totally burned myself out,” Miller said. With that foundation, Miller’s path to MMA and his continued success is a relatively simple story: he started one day and didn’t stop. The physical aspects of fighting are normalcy for me.” “Me being the little brother… it was always a fight and always a grind to keep up with them. With his upbringing, being a fighter - and one of the absolute toughest variety - came naturally to Miller. I’m a fighter so it’s what you got to do sometimes.” “Sometimes it’s just sucking it up and continuing through stuff and letting scar tissue develop over it. Underneath that “luck,” though, is a mountain of toughness forged from years in a wrestling room and two older (and bigger) brothers. “I’ve been pretty good at gauging where I’m at and knowing how to protect myself in the room, and having a good group of training partners around me that aren’t going to take advantage of someone that’s having a bad day.” “A lot of are from training,” Miller explained. Of course, the always-modest Miller is selling short his own work ethic, but he’s also quick to point out he’s been smart with his training, avoiding unnecessary injuries before fights. I’ve got plenty of partially torn meniscuses and labrums and all this crap, but I haven’t really suffered anything too bad.” “I’ve been lucky enough not to suffer devastating injuries. He’s a seemingly dying breed of fighter that never takes an extended break from the cage, never gets injured, and never waits for the perfect fight at the perfect time.Īhead of his fight this weekend with fellow long-time veteran Clay Guida, Miller shared his secret to longevity.

He is the UFC’s ironman, the promotion’s Cal Ripken, Jr.

For over a decade, Miller has been fighting the best fighters in the consensus most-competitive division in the UFC.

This Saturday, in the co-main event of UFC Newark, Jim Miller will make his record-breaking 33rd walk to the octagon. Ahead of his record-breaking 33rd UFC fight at UFC Newark, Jim Miller spoke to FanSided about how he’s been able to have such a long and successful career.

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