Cole Miller doesn’t plan on hanging up his gloves anytime soon. He last competed under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner. “Magrinho” fought Mizuto Hirota in a featherweight bout back in Dec. 2016. Miller lost the fight by unanimous decision. It was the last bout under his UFC contract. The UFC still has the right to […]
Cole Miller doesn’t plan on hanging up his gloves anytime soon. He last competed under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner. “Magrinho” fought Mizuto Hirota in a featherweight bout back in Dec. 2016. Miller lost the fight by unanimous decision. It was the last bout under his UFC contract. The UFC still has the right to […]
UFC featherweight Cole Miller is not happy with the way the promotion has been treating him as of late, and that’s putting it lightly compared to what ‘Magrinho’ had to say. Recently Miller spoke to Sherdog, courtesy of MMA Mania, to discuss his current situation with the UFC after having his UFC Fight Night 97
UFC featherweight Cole Miller is not happy with the way the promotion has been treating him as of late, and that’s putting it lightly compared to what ‘Magrinho’ had to say.
Recently Miller spoke to Sherdog, courtesy of MMA Mania, to discuss his current situation with the UFC after having his UFC Fight Night 97 match-up with Mizuto Hirota was cancelled due to one half of the main event, BJ Penn, pulling out on short notice due to injury. All the commotion surrounding the event makes Miller want to consider another line of work:
“It’s crap. I had a full training camp for nine weeks. I was away from my family. I was on the way to the airport. That’s when the hurricanes were going on down here, so I called ahead myself, transferred my flight to Atlanta instead of here in Fort Lauderdale to make sure I made my flight and wouldn’t miss my flight. I drove all night, got into Georgia at four in the morning, woke up at eight in the morning, was on my way to he airport and I got the text saying that the whole event was canceled. That sucks. I got less than a third of my show money. So, nine weeks away from my family and I profited around $500. So that worked out pretty good for me.
“Instead of getting re-booked two weeks later, I get re-booked two months later. So now I have to do a second training camp to get paid for one. So that’s what it feels like. I’m here and I don’t even want to be here right now. It doesn’t want to make me fight harder for my family, it makes me want to fight less. It makes me want to quit and go get a job at Starbucks or something. I was ready to start taking out contenders, thinking I have 10 or 12 more fights in me, ready to fight until I’m 36 years old. Now, I don’t even want to do it. I don’t want to do this training camp, I don’t even want to do this session, straight up.
“I don’t want to be here. Right now, I’m just like anybody else who’s going to work on Monday, they don’t want to and just punch the clock. This is the last fight on my contract, so, to renegotiate a new contract, there is a lot of work…you know, I don’t even think they want me fighting for them. That’s just by the way I feel like I’ve been treated. That’s not how you take care of your people. They will probably let me go even if I win. Which is, whatever. I requested a meeting not too long ago to go in and meet them (new owners) in person and I was denied. They wouldn’t even see me. That’s just the icing on top of it. So, don’t care.”
Miller is currently on a two fight losing skid with a third match-up being ruled a No Contest after suffering an unintentional eye poke from Jim Alers in their clash at UFC on FOX 17 last year. With one fight remaining on his UFC contract, and all the bad blood between Miller and the UFC, it could very well be only a matter of time before we see the former Ultimate Fighter contestant on his way out of the organization.
Cole Miller is a veteran of the sport and understands that things outside of his control happen.
However, Miller believes recently things could have been handled much differently by the UFC after they cancelled an event set for the Philippines last month.
When BJ Penn was forced out of the planned main event for the card, the promotion decided to scrap plans completely. That left fighters like Miller without a bout – and without a paycheck.
“It’s crap,” Miller said in an interview with Sherdog. “I come in here, I did a full training camp – nine weeks – was away from my family, and then was on the way to the airport. That’s when the hurricanes were going on down here, so I called ahead to transfer my flight and go out of Atlanta instead of down in Fort Lauderdale, to make sure that I made my flight. Drove all night, got into Georgia at like four in the morning. Woke up at eight in the morning, was on the way to the airport when I got a text saying that the whole event was cancelled. I was like, ‘Aw, that sucks.’
“Then, I got less than a third of my show money. So, I came out of the training camp, nine weeks away from my family, I think I profited $400-$500. And then instead of getting re-booked two weeks later, I get re-booked two months later. So, I have to come do another training camp to get paid for one. So that’s what it feels like. I don’t even want to be here right now. It doesn’t make me want to fight harder for my family, it makes me want to fight less. It makes me want to quit, go get a job at Starbucks or something.”
Miller is now scheduled to meet Mizuto Hirota in December at UFC on FOX 22.
Cole Miller is a veteran of the sport and understands that things outside of his control happen.
However, Miller believes recently things could have been handled much differently by the UFC after they cancelled an event set for the Philippines last month.
When BJ Penn was forced out of the planned main event for the card, the promotion decided to scrap plans completely. That left fighters like Miller without a bout – and without a paycheck.
“It’s crap,” Miller said in an interview with Sherdog. “I come in here, I did a full training camp – nine weeks – was away from my family, and then was on the way to the airport. That’s when the hurricanes were going on down here, so I called ahead to transfer my flight and go out of Atlanta instead of down in Fort Lauderdale, to make sure that I made my flight. Drove all night, got into Georgia at like four in the morning. Woke up at eight in the morning, was on the way to the airport when I got a text saying that the whole event was cancelled. I was like, ‘Aw, that sucks.’
“Then, I got less than a third of my show money. So, I came out of the training camp, nine weeks away from my family, I think I profited $400-$500. And then instead of getting re-booked two weeks later, I get re-booked two months later. So, I have to come do another training camp to get paid for one. So that’s what it feels like. I don’t even want to be here right now. It doesn’t make me want to fight harder for my family, it makes me want to fight less. It makes me want to quit, go get a job at Starbucks or something.”
Miller is now scheduled to meet Mizuto Hirota in December at UFC on FOX 22.
Cole Miller seeks his 11th career win inside the Octagon this October when he takes on Mizuto Hirota at UFC Fight Night 97.
Officials announced that featherweight contest, along with st…
Cole Miller seeks his 11th career win inside the Octagon this October when he takes on Mizuto Hirota at UFC Fight Night 97.
Officials announced that featherweight contest, along with strawweights Seo Hee Ham and Danielle Taylor for the October 15 event from the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Manila, Philippines. The event, which airs live on UFC Fight Pass, features BJ Penn vs. Ricardo Lamas.
Miller (21-10) sports an overall record of 10-8 with the UFC, but is 0-3 since a 2014 win. He does own four “Submission of the Night” bonuses. Hirota (17-7-2) fought Teruto Ishihara to a draw last September in the finals of “Road to the UFC: Japan,” going 0-2 during a run in the promotion in 2013.
Ham (16-7) is a former Jewels champion who is just 1-2 inside the Octagon, while Taylor (7-2) seeks her first UFC win after losing to Maryna Moroz.
Alex Caceres will replace BJ Penn and meet Cole Miller next month at UFC 199.
Penn was removed from his planned Octagon return after a potential USADA violation was disclosed by the former UFC champion.
Caceres (11-8) snapped a three-fight losing…
Alex Caceres will replace BJ Penn and meet Cole Miller next month at UFC 199.
Penn was removed from his planned Octagon return after a potential USADA violation was disclosed by the former UFC champion.
Caceres (11-8) snapped a three-fight losing skid in January with a decision win over Masio Fullen. The former Ultimate Fighter competitor had gone unbeaten in his previous five fights before the skid, winning four of those.
Miller (21-9) is 2-1 with one no-contest over his last four fights. He was stepping in for Dennis Siver as a replacement to meet Penn.
UFC 199 takes place June 4 from The Forum in California. Luke Rockhold defends his middleweight title against Michael Bisping in the main event.
BJ Penn’s comeback has been squashed before it could even begin, Nation.
Just 11 days out from his mildly-anticipated showdown with Cole Miller at UFC 199, Penn has been forced off the card after disclosing the use of a banned IV during training camp. Both the UFC and Penn have subsequently released official statements on the matter, which you can check out after the jump.
BJ Penn’s comeback has been squashed before it could even begin, Nation.
Just 11 days out from his mildly-anticipated showdown with Cole Miller at UFC 199, Penn has been forced off the card after disclosing the use of a banned IV during training camp. Both the UFC and Penn have subsequently released official statements on the matter, which you can check out after the jump.
First, the UFC’s statement:
“The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed BJ Penn of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation. Penn disclosed the usage of a prohibited method – the use of an IV in excess of 50 ML in a six-hour period – during a March 25, 2016, out-of-competition sample collection. In accordance with the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, Penn has received a provisional suspension, and has been removed from his scheduled bout against Cole Miller on June 4 in Los Angeles.”
“UFC will announce a replacement opponent for Miller shortly, and additional information will be provided by USADA and UFC at the appropriate time as the process involving Penn moves forward.”
Penn, meanwhile, took to his website to diclose exactly what went down.
“I voluntarily disclosed to USADA that during a non-fight period that I had an IV administered under the care of a doctor,” wrote Penn.
“The rule for IV usage had changed since my last fight in the UFC and was unaware of the change and voluntarily disclosed the information to USADA. I had no idea that IV use was banned 365 days a year. At no time in my career in martial arts have I ever doped and anticipate all test results from USADA will come back clean and will be working with the UFC to get the matter cleared up and return to fight as soon as possible.”
Obviously, this latest bust raises a lot of questions, the most prominent being, if Penn had voluntarily disclosed a violation back in March, then why the f*ck did USADA wait until the end of May to pull him from the card? We’ll be sure to keep you updated as to Penn’s potential punishment and Miller’s replacement as details are made available, but in the meantime, this:
Miller is currently on a two fight losing skid with a third match-up being ruled a No Contest after suffering an unintentional eye poke from Jim Alers in their clash at UFC on FOX 17 last year. With one fight remaining on his UFC contract, and all the bad blood between Miller and the UFC, it could very well be only a matter of time before we see the former Ultimate Fighter contestant on his way out of the organization.
