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

UFC large Jim Miller had an affectional instrumentality to the Octagon connected Saturday nighttime wherever helium was capable to prime up a triumph via submission implicit Jared Gordon.

Miller’s lad Wyatt was diagnosed with a uncommon crab of the brushed tissue, known arsenic rhabdomyosarcoma, past year, according to the New York Post. He hadn’t fought successful the UFC successful implicit a twelvemonth arsenic helium stood by his 14-year-old son’s broadside for the fight. Wyatt recovered and Miller paid tribute to him aft the victory.

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

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

"We are crab free. And 1 of the things I told him erstwhile helium was dealing with it erstwhile helium archetypal got diagnosed is Millers person been called a batch of names implicit the years, but fragile has ne'er been 1 of them."

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

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

The lightweight bout ended successful the archetypal circular arsenic Miller enactment 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 wrapper his arms astir his hostile to choke him out.

Miller has 28 wins successful the UFC – the astir of immoderate rival successful the 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 present has consecutive losses for the archetypal clip since helium mislaid to Carlos Diego Ferreira astatine UFC Fight Night successful February 2018 and mislaid to Joaquim Silva astatine UFC connected FOX successful December 2018.