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Jim Miller, veteran UFC fighter, brutally knocked out rookie Jesse Butler in just 23 seconds on the Vegas 74 billboard, which took place at the Apex facilities in Las Vegas. The American now holds the record for wins in company history with 25 and took home a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus.
The 39-year-old held his opponent’s breath, who accepted the fight with little preparation time, and pinned him against the cage. Over there, landed a powerful left hook that sent Butler to the canvas and then with an uppercut to the head he finished knocking him out. The rookie fell completely bent over and staring blankly at the canvas, but was then able to get up and get out of the octagon on his own.
“I really appreciate Jesse, he came here a little over two days early. I had a great camp, feeling good. When I’m on, I’m dangerous to anyone in the world”Miller said in the interview about the Octagon.
Jim Miller assured that this victory brings him closer to his ultimate goal which is to compete in UFC 300: “I want to end my career the way I started my career and that is to fight as often as I can. At this point in my career, I just want to have good fights.”.
With this result, the UFC veteran secured an extra $50,000 for his performance and now owns 17 career finishes in MMA and the record held by Charles Oliveira is approaching, with 19.
Jim Miller He has a record of 36 wins and 17 losses.while Jesse Butler has a record of 12 wins and five losses.
Full results from UFC Vegas 74:
Amir Albazi defeated Kai Kara-France via split decision.
Alex Cáceres defeats Daniel Pineda by unanimous decision of the judges.
Jim Miller defeated Jesse Butler by knockout.
Tim Elliott defeated Víctor Altamirano by unanimous decision of the judges.
Karine Killer defeated Ketlen Esquentadinha via submission.
Elizeu Capoeira defeated Abubakar Nurmagomedov via split decision.
Daniel Willycat defeats Johnny Muñoz by unanimous decision of the judges.
Don’Tale Mayes defeats Andrei Arlovski by technical knockout.
John Castaneda defeated Muin Gafurov by unanimous decision of the judges.
Muhammad Naimov defeats Jamie Mullarkey by technical knockout.
Elise Reed defeats Jinh Yu Frey by unanimous decision of the judges.
Da’Mon Blackshear defeated Luan Lacerda via technical knockout.
Philipe Lins defeated Max Grishin by unanimous decision of the judges.
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