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UFC legend Jim Miller has spoken about his excitement as he prepares to face Terrance McKinney at UFC 334 later tonight.
When you talk about fan favorite fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Jim Miller is up there with the best of them. Even at the age of 43, he is still doing some incredible things in the mixed martial arts world, and tonight, he will go head to head with Terrance McKinney.
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On paper, this has the potential to be an absolute barnburner. Jim Miller goes in there to finish fights, whereas McKinney is one of the quickest starters we have arguably ever seen at this level.
In a recent interview, Jim Miller spoke candidly about what excites him regarding this contest.
Jim Miller is excited for Terrance McKinney challenge
“McKinney, he’s a tough dude,” Miller told MMA Junkie Radio. “He starts very fast. He’s very dangerous, but he does seem to fade a little bit, too. It’s a tough fight. I’ve got to be on from the very beginning of the fight, and just know that if I can weather the storm, my chances of victory go up as the time ticks away. I like these fights where I know my opponent’s going to come after me and not just try to point fight. I thrive in those fights and do very well. I’m excited for this one.”
“I’m still finishing dudes. I haven’t won a decision in nearly a decade,” Miller said. “It will be a decade. I’m still dangerous. I’m still going after it. I’m still putting on great shows and finishing opponents, and still a very, very dangerous opponent for any lightweight. So this is a good matchup in that we’re both going to come out and be aggressive.
“Like I said, I do thrive in that type of fight where somebody’s actually really coming after me. There’s a reason I come out to, ‘Bad Moon Rising.’ The storm’s coming, right? A calamity is coming, and that’s the frame of mind that I get into. I try to walk into the octagon knowing that it’s going to be wild, it’s going to be violent, and I’m prepared for whatever ends up happening in those 15 minutes.”
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