102 Days Out: Nathan Diaz Vs Jim Miller Booked For UFC On FOX 3

by Luke Nelson on Jan 25, 2012 6:01 AM EST

Dana White took to Twitter Tuesday evening to announce that a fight between lightweights Jim Miller and Nathan Diaz had been finalized for May 5th in New Jersey. The event will be the third UFC on FOX production. The fight between Diaz and Miller will not be the main event. Miller is 10-2 in the UFC while Diaz has a record of 8-3 at lightweight in the promotion.

The two men round out first ten picked to appear on Fox cards. They join:

Junior Dos Santos
Cain Velasquez
Rashad Evans
Phil Davis
Chael Sonnen
Michael Bisping
Demian Maia
Chris Weidman*

*injury replacement for Mark Munoz.

Nathan Diaz is the 13th ranked fighter in the division. He is a Graciefighter.
Jim Miller is the seventh ranked fighter in the division. He fights for AMA fight club.

We will have more on the match up as it nears.

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Awesome... I knew it...

This fight makes a ton of sense, both coming off wins, the timing was right, guaranteed WAR!!! Two tough S.O.B.’s, this is going to be FIREWORKS!!!! As they say…

by Engelson71 on Jan 25, 2012 6:41 PM EST reply actions