[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] is ready to get back in there and keep his momentum going.
Fresh off of a first-round armbar finish of Roosevelt Roberts at UFC on ESPN 11, Miller (32-14 MMA, 21-13 UFC) has already pinged messages to matchmaker Sean Shelby in a bid to lock up his next assignment.
Miller has submitted three of his last four opponents and is hoping to capitalize on the UFC’s busy schedule by competing consistently.
“I already reached out to Sean (and) gave him a timeframe,” Miller told MMA Junkie. “I’m looking hopefully (at the) end of August, early September. Just trying to plan the summer with the kids and vacation and stuff like that around it and then some things after that (in the) early fall. He seemed optimistic that he could be able to get me in there around that timeframe, so I just want to keep it rolling and keep going. The fact that the UFC came back with such veracity, such a busy schedule, it’s awesome.
“It’s awesome for a guy like me that – I like to fight at a decent pace – I would love to fight every three months, four times a year. Sign me up! There have been a few times in my career where I needed a little bit longer break, and I was able to take that, but more often than not, the longer breaks that I’ve taken, haven’t been because of me, it’s been because of the UFC and them kinda holding me out for a newer card.”
Miller is currently ranked third in the UFC’s all-time win list with 21 victories, trailing only Demian Maia (22) and Donald Cerrone (23). He is also tied with Royce Gracie at No. 3 for most submission wins in UFC history, trailing only Maia (11) and Charles Oliveira (14). At 36, Miller continues to break records and it seems he’s far from done.
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