Jim Miller returns at UFC 328, fighting again after his teenage son beat rare cancer
Miller will fight Jared Gordon in his 47th UFC bout after a 13-month layoff while his son completed cancer treatment.
- On Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey, Jim Miller fights Jared Gordon at UFC 328, marking his return to the cage after a 13-month absence to support his family.
- Miller's hiatus followed the diagnosis of his teenage son, Wyatt Miller, with rhadbomyosacroma, a rare childhood cancer requiring immediate treatment and hospital visits.
- Wyatt underwent chemotherapy and radiation at Rutgers University Cancer Institute and will require MRIs and scans every three months for the next year to monitor for recurrence.
- Aiming for his 28th UFC victory, Miller seeks to build on a record that includes appearances at UFC 100, UFC 200, and UFC 300.
- While Miller turns 43 in August, he is not ready to retire, though reaching UFC 400 remains an ultimate long shot.
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Jim Miller returns at UFC 328, fighting again after his teenage son beat rare cancer
Jim Miller, a UFC veteran known for his durability, returns to the cage after a personal battle. His teenage son, Wyatt, was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer last year.
The Hudson River battle in UFC 328 went to New Jersey, for the jubilation of a partial crowd and the fighter’s teenage son, newly recovered from a battle against cancer. Jim Miller of Sparta, New Jersey, won a submission victory with guillotine strangulation at 3:29 in the first round over Jared Gordon, a native of Astoria, Queens, on Saturday night at the Prudential Center during the preliminaries, in a rare clash between products from neighbor…
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