UFC great Jim Miller picks up victory in first fight since son's cancer battle, makes heartwarming reveal

UFC awesome Jim Miller had an affectional return to nan Octagon connected Saturday nighttime wherever he was capable to prime up a triumph via submission complete Jared Gordon.

Miller’s boy Wyatt was diagnosed pinch a uncommon crab of nan soft tissue, known arsenic rhabdomyosarcoma, past year, according to nan New York Post. He hadn’t fought successful nan UFC successful complete a twelvemonth arsenic he stood by his 14-year-old son’s broadside for nan fight. Wyatt recovered and Miller paid tribute to him aft nan victory.

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Jim Miller reacts aft a submission triumph against Jared Gordon successful a lightweight conflict during nan UFC 328 arena astatine Prudential Center successful Newark, N.J., connected May 9, 2026. (Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC)

"My boy went done immoderate really difficult times successful nan past mates of months," he said astatine UFC 328, which took spot astatine nan Prudential Center successful Newark, New Jersey. "He ended up kicking nan s--- retired of cancer, and he’s each bully today.

"We are crab free. And 1 of nan things I told him erstwhile he was dealing pinch it erstwhile he first sewage diagnosed is Millers person been called a batch of names complete nan years, but vulnerable has ne'er been 1 of them."

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Jim Miller reacts during his conflict against Jared Gordon astatine UFC 328 astatine Prudential Center successful Newark, N.J., connected May 9, 2026. (John Jones/Imagn Images)

Miller won nan bout successful beforehand of home-state fans. Miller was calved successful Sparta, seated connected nan separator of Lake Mohawk and astir 40 miles from wherever UFC 328 occurred.

The lightweight bout ended successful nan first information arsenic Miller put Gordon successful a guillotine choke. Gordon went for a takedown aft Miller tried to footwear him. However, Gordon kept his caput down and it allowed Miller to wrap his arms astir his force to choke him out.

Miller has 28 wins successful nan UFC – nan astir of immoderate competitor successful nan company’s history.

Jim Miller fights Jared Gordon during UFC 328 astatine Prudential Center successful Newark, N.J., connected May 9, 2026. (John Jones/Imagn Images)

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Gordon now has consecutive losses for nan first clip since he mislaid to Carlos Diego Ferreira astatine UFC Fight Night successful February 2018 and mislaid to Joaquim Silva astatine UFC connected FOX successful December 2018.