Jim Miller (fighter)

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Jim Miller (born August 30, 1983) is a mixed martial arts fighter. He is the Cage Fury Fighting Championships Lightweight Champion and Reality Fighting Featherweight Champion.

Martial arts background

Miller began training in mixed martial arts in 2005, when he began training at Planet Jiu Jitsu with his brother Dan Miller. He entered into the sport with a background in wrestling. Miller competed in wrestling in high school at Sparta High School in Sparta, New Jersey as well as one year of collegiate wrestling at Virginia Tech.

Mixed martial arts career

Miller had his first professional fight November 19, 2005 against Eddie Fyvie at Reality Fighting 10. Miller controlled the fight and earned a unanimous decision. Miller earned two more victories with Reality Fighting, with a Rear Naked Choke victory over Kevin Roddy and an Arm Triangle Choke victory over Joe Andujar. The quick victories earned Miller a title shot, and he cut down a weigh to fight Mushin Corrbrey for the Featherweight Title. Miller mounted Corrbrey in the second round and punched his opponent before securing an arm for the Armbar victory. At Reality Fighting 14 Miller took on Frank Edgar for the Lightweight Title. Edgar controlled the fight, but Miller secured a tight Guillotine Choke late in the final round. Edgar fought through the choke to earn the unanimous decision and maintain his title.

In the weeks prior to Reality Fighting 14, Planet Jiu Jitsu closed down. Miller began training at American Martial Arts in Whippany, New Jersey with his brother Dan in January, 2007.

Miller debuted with the Cage Fury Fighting Championships in a Lightweight title fight April 13, 2007 against Evo's Al Buck. Jim fought on the same card as his brother for the first time since Reality Fighting XII, and both were victorious. Miller and Buck squared off, but were forced to separate early after an accidental knee to Buck's groin. When the fight resumed, Miller began working for a takedown, and after escaping an attempted guillotine, secured a slam, from which he quickly attained the mount and then back, sinking in a Rear Naked Choke for the win.

Miller defended his title for the first time at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5 against Atlantic City MMA's Anthony Morrison, an event which featured the much-hyped fight between Kimbo Slice and Ray Mercer. Morrison delivered some big slams early, but Miller worked through a chain of submissions before securing the victory by Triangle Choke at 4:56 of the first round to retain his title.

Miller's second defense was scheduled for the Cage Fury Fighting Championships 6 card, where he was to face King of the Cage Champion Clay French, but the event was canceled a week prior to the event, when a primary investor dropped out. On July 23, 2008, it was announced that the UFC had signed both Dan Miller and his brother Jim each to four fight contracts. [ [http://mmajunkie.com/news/4874/ufc-signs-ifl-champ-dan-miller-and-brother-jim-miller.mma UFC signs IFL champ Dan Miller and brother Jim Miller | MMAjunkie.com ] ]

Mixed martial arts record

References

External links

* [http://www.millerbrothersmma.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=14463 Sherdog Record]
* [http://www.cagefuryfighting.com/pastevents.php Cage Fury Fighting Championship 4 Results]