“If one of my teammates, one of my guys was in that same situation, there’s absolutely no f****** way I let them take a fight under those circumstances,” Miller said.

That’s why he doesn’t put the blame Gordon as much as the people surrounding him. He still surrounds himself with people who care enough about him to ensure he never takes unnecessary risks, especially when it comes to his long-term health. Miller knows as much as he’s built his reputation on a willingness to face anybody, anywhere, at any time throughout his UFC career. It’s kind of reckless, but we get paid to step into a cage and beat the tar out of each other. Like I said, post-fight, I understand him doing it. Like maybe you should have vocalized that to people. “From what I understand, he didn’t really feel like he had a concussion until a week or so later. It’s hard for us to fully assess what exactly is going on. We are still in fight mode, and you’re asking us if things hurt, or this or that. We’re still heart pumping at a mile a minute. You’re taking us when we are still high on adrenaline. “This is actually a conversation I’ve had with doctors on quite a few occasions. “Sometimes you go through the medicals after a fight and you get to the tent in the back, sometimes you’re not fully, really showing signs of a concussion or anything like that, or even injuries,” Miller explained. But that doesn’t mean the symptoms couldn’t show up days or even weeks later.Īt that point, Miller said, the responsibility and blame really falls on Gordon’s coaches and management for even allowing him to entertain taking another fight under those circumstances.

Miller understands from personal experience that a concussion may not have been diagnosed directly after Gordon’s fight with Green in April. “He should have showed at least the company and your opponent some respect and at least did that six weeks ago.” “ should have told us that six weeks ago,” White said at the UFC Vegas 74 post-fight press conference. UFC President Dana White lambasted Gordon for accepting the fight with Miller with the knowledge of his concussion. But he added that he had gotten over the symptoms “fairly quickly and did everything I could to recover.” It wasn’t until he talked to the media during fight week that Gordon revealed he had a “minor concussion” from the fight with Green. If Jared had fallen through, I was going to end up waiting another couple of weeks to fight.” “Because my options at that point were a couple different names thrown out there, or wait for Klein until mid-July. “So my worries were met with, ‘Hey, everything’s good to go, we asked, everything’s golden.’ “Regardless of the fight getting overturned to a no-contest, that doesn’t affect what happened inside the octagon that night,” Miller said. UFC Vegas 74 video: Jim Miller demolishes Jesse Butler with devastating 23-second knockoutĭespite everything working out for Miller, he was worried about accepting a fight with Gordon in the first place after watching the vet get knocked out by an accidental headbutt in late April.Īccording to Miller, he was informed that Gordon had told the UFC he was healthy and ready to compete, which momentarily addressed his concerns.

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