UFC Brings Back The Mayhem The last time MMA fans saw Jason “Mayem" Miller at an MMA event in the US, he was single handedly taking on the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Camp in a post-fight brawl following Jake Shield’s domination of Dan Henderson in Nashville. After months of sitting idle on the Strikeforce shelf, the UFC has signed Miller to a multi-fight contract according to MMAWeekly.com. The always unpredictable and popular Miller previously fought for the UFC back in 2005 for a single fight with current UFC Welterweight Champion George St.-Pierre. Miller lost via unanimous decision. Since that point Miller has been MMA’s equivalent of a nomad fighting for various organizations including DREAM, WEC, Strikeforce and several local promotions in a span of weight classes ranging from welterweight to heavyweight. Despite the bouncing around, it was Miller’s 2009 bout with Jake Shields for the Strikeforce Middleweight title that seemed to finally put Mayhem on the MMA map. Shields ended up winning by decision in a closely contested battle that featured high-level grappling. The highlights of the bout included Miller locking in a tight rear-naked choke that would have ended the fight had the bell not saved Shields. The fight turned out to be a double-edged sword for Miller. It showcased him as a fighter that clearly belonged among the top 185 pounders in the world. But the close loss also pushed Miller to demand a rematch. It was this call for a rematch with Shields that served as the catalyst for the televised altercation with Shield and his teammates immediately after Jake’s win over Henderson. The incident completely stymied Miller’s momentum as he was suspended for 3 months. He was also pulled from a proposed June 2010 rematch with former Strikeforce Champ Robbie Lawler and hasn’t fought for Strikeforce in over a year. The signing by the UFC should help bolster an anemic middleweight division that has literally run out of legitimate challengers for 9-time Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva. Likewise, the signing should allow Miller to stay active while facing top-level competition. Additionally, being under the Zuffa umbrella, should allow Miller to stay in the mix for potential heated showdowns with his Cesar Gracie adversaries in Jake Shields and Nick Diaz.
Mayhem has a great chin and grappling that is probably among the best in the division. I think he matches up well with everyone including Anderson Silva. And the guy is just entertaining. He is rarely in a boring fight. He has a non-stop motor. He will be good for the division and I can't wait to see who they give him first.
I love it, I'm a big fan of Miller. Whatever you think about his antics, the guy brings it everytime and has a motor that doesn't quit. He has grappling that could rival Sonnen's for the best in the division. Great sign for a weak division.:bears:
I don't mind admitting that one of my favorite guilty pleasures is "Bully Beatdown" on MTV 2 with Jason Miller. It's a bit corny, but the episode below was cool to watch: <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Jv30bcu9G4Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
So you're saying all the bullies are actors and the fights are scripted or choreographed? It won't change my opinion, because as I said, it's a guilty pleasure. But I would love to see evidence that all the bullies are actors.
I don't work on the show, and honestly can't be arsed to really do some digging. You know it's scripted though, right?
So basically you're guessing? Seriously, where did you get the notion that all the bullies are paid actors? That would seem to be something that could easily bite them in the ass. And I would love to read about. Also, what do you mean by scripted? If you mean the dialogue or victim interactions are scripted, then yeah, I kind of assumed that. But if you're saying the fights are scripted meaning they are planned or choreographed, then I would like to see what you're basing it on. Surely you're not just throwing out conjecture or your own belief and trying to sell it as fact, right?
A quick google search produced the link above your post. To be fair, it does say most of the bouts are legit. But the bully aspect is all entirely made up.
Wow, you've blown this out of the water SD.. According to this article 2 of the bullies in 3 seasons were actually actors. (Well, one actor and one stuntman) Yes, I can see someone like could make the leap from THAT to saying they are pretty much all actors... By the way, if that article is true, and these are all paid stuntmen fighting the pro MMA guys, I actually like that premise a little better.
Well, they're all paid to be on the show. And since it's scripted, they're all acting. Or are you just joking around? You know the show is fake, right? ::
Like you, I know nothing for a fact about the show. Personally I take it for the entertainment value of watching guys get tossed around by pro MMA fighters. To me it's kind of an MMA version of "Joes versus Pros". I normally fast forward through the set ups and go right to the fights. You keep saying the show is fake. Are you saying that the fights are fake? I'm not an expert but the slams and guillotines that Mayhem applied in the video I posted seem pretty real.
I guess it would depend on your definition of the word fake. They're probably more like exhibition bouts. The cage fighter showing off his skills, but not really trying to hurt the actor.
Come on GF, you don't think he would make it up do you? After all, why would he lie after Jake Shields schooled him on TV... ::
It looks Mayhem gets Aaron Simpson at UFC 132 on July 2nd in Vegas!! Simpson has that great wrestling background but he really hasn't used it very well in MMA. He looked gassed after 4 minutes with Leben and was then manhandled by Mark Munoz who easily out grappled him. I like Miller via some crazy submission in the 2nd round.
