UFC lightweight contender Jim Miller (20-2) recently spoke to MMAmania at AMA Fight Club in Whippany, New Jersey. He is working towards his 10th victory in the UFC when he takes on Ben Henderson (13-2) at UFC on Versus 5, August 14.
“He’s definitely got a good guillotine,” said Miller, who is currently on a seven-fight win streak. “He’s dangerous with it. He hits it pretty quickly. I consider myself difficult to choke. If you ask any the guys on the mat, I typically don’t get choked. We’ll see.”
“Anything can happen in a fight and he’s a dangerous fighter, so that’s what makes it exciting for me that knowing he can beat me,” he continued. “The 20 guys that I’ve beaten all could have all beaten me, but I was just the better fighter that night and at that time.”
Jim’s brother, Dan Miller, talked about Henderson as an opponent. Dan fights in the UFC in the middleweight division.
“Ben’s a really good fighter,” said Dan, whose next fight comes against Rousimar Palhares at UFC 134. “I think it’s going to be a tough fight for Jim, but I think Jim can beat any 155-pounder in the world. There really isn’t anyone out there that he can’t beat, so I think it’s a very winnable fight for him.”
Miller also spoke on the upcoming bout between UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard at UFC 136 and who he would like to fight more. His only losses were to both of them. Only the Maynard loss took place in the UFC.
“I’m friends with Frankie. He’s a great guy,” said Miller. “We’ve trained together. It’s been a little over a year since we were training together regularly. He made me a better fighter when we trained together.
“I’d like to see him (Edgar) win. I’d like to see him beat everybody except me if we get a rematch. It’s just one of those things. It’s nothing personal with him. If we have to fight, we have to fight.
“As a contender, I’m a little bit more bitter about the fight I had with Gray,” said Miller, who lost a decision to Maynard at UFC 96. “I made some mistakes that I should not have made leading up to that fight so personally, I’d rather fight him.”
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