Saturday, 21 January 2012 13:10

The Miller brothers, Jim and Dan, have the best chins in MMA. Neither one of these two New Jersey fighters has ever been knocked out, and neither has been submitted in a fight. That's quite impressive considering they have a combined total of 43 fights between them, many of those against the top fighters in the world. Last night, Jim's "hard head," as he calls it, was on full display as he absorbed some big shots from Melvin Guillard before taking him down and finishing him with a rear naked choke late in the first round. It was a great performance by Miller, and he earned a fat check for winning not only the fight, but Submission of the Night honors as well.
In my analysis before the fight, I predicted that Jim would hang with Melvin on the feet, take him down and submit him, and that's exactly what happened. Miller is a beast, and this win puts him right back into title contention. Yes, he lost to Ben Henderson, but at the time he was unaware of a kidney infection that he had, and you could tell there was something wrong that night. He made amends last night, and will likely face a top contender next time out.
Jim trains out of the AMA Fight Club in Whippany, New Jersey. He's trained by Mike Constantino, who runs a great camp. In addition to Jim, there were two other AMA fighters on the card last night, Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman, who beat Daniel Roberts by unanimous decision, and Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov, who submitted Kamal Shalorus with a rear naked choke. A fine showing by one of the sport's top fight camps.
After the fight Miller gave a shout out to his nephew, Dan Miller's son, who is battling kidney disease. He thanked the fans for all their support of Danny Jr., and was emotional as I'd ever seen. It was really a special moment for Jim and his family, and he made New Jersey very proud last night.
The entire card was excellent, and it was a great debut show by the UFC on FX. Here are the complete results: