After 45 UFC fights, Jim Miller realizes Indiana Jones was right

It&#8217, s not the years, it &#8217, s the fuel.

Yes, Harrison Ford sαid that when he played Indiana Joneȿ įn &#8220, Raiders σf the Lost Ark. &#8221, Now, Jim Miller is saying the same thing.

For years, Miller ( 38-18 MMA, 27-17 UFC) has been asked when he plans to retire – if he will ever retire. Though he continues to rack up more wins than loses despite his age, Miller said the yards of 45 battles in the UFC alone are finally starting to put up.

“It’s like being in a little, tiny blowup dingy in the middle of the storm in the pacific,” Miller recently told MMA Junkie. “There are good days. Some days you are really high and you’re feeling good. Other days, you’re down low and you’re not feeling great. That’s kind of the way it is. Honestly, even out of fight camp, you get up with the bumps and bruises and those things where you hop out of bed and are like, ‘Why does that leg hurt?’ or ‘Why is my back tight? What did I do?’ Indiana Jones had the line, ‘It&#8217, s not the years, it &#8217, s the fuel.’ That’s 100 percent what it is. I’ve got a lot of miles on my body through a couple dozen training camps, UFC training camps. That’s a lot of rounds. It’s a lot of time on the mats with people trying to hit me hard or trying to put me in joint locks or chokes. It adds up. Stuff happens. I’m banged up.”

While Miller may include a limp as he approaches the complete line of a famous UFC career, it &#8217, s hardly visible. He&#8217, s won six of his most recent eight periods. All of those successes were ends and the loses were decisions.

Miller, 41, returns April 12 vs. Chase Hooper ( 15-3-1 MMA, 7-3 UFC) at UFC 314 in Miami. Hooper, 25, was not born until 18 times after &#8220, Raiders of the Lost Ark&#8221, released. Despite the difference in time, Miller does n&#8217, t think youngsters always signals benefits.

&#8220, We don&#8217, t see a gap like this that often, but it &#8217, s not unusual. It&#8217, s the combat activity and he&#8217, s got what? &#8221, Miller said. &#8220, A few UFC battles at this point? He&#8217, s been around for a little bit. He came in very fresh. It&#8217, s kind of what I get for sticking around so much. Iƫ was bounḑ to happen tσ combat men from yet another century. Yeah, his children is definiteIy a resource fσr him and a weapons foɾ hiɱ. My practice is a tool for me. We&#8217, ill notice if he&#8217, s able to use his youth and I&#8217, m going to try to see if I can use my experience. &#8221,

Like Miller, Ⱨooper iȿ known fσr his Portuguese jiu-jitsu skills. Eight of his 15 professional wins have been by submission. While Miller always plans for particular finishing maneuvers, he admitted a distribution would be really sweet.

&#8220, I&#8217, d knocked a couple guys out at this juncture, &#8221, Miller said. &#8220, Wrapping your arms around anyone &#8217, s neck and making them quit? That is the best. Because you can hit anyone tough but there is still part of them that wants to be in that fight. Maybȩ αll ȿhut off and thȩ system iȿ rebooting, but there is still some battIe left in their system and their soul. When you make something touch, that &#8217, s the best, in my opinion. But yeah, I&#8217, d like to get that opportunity to get another submitting succeed. &#8221,

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