| Miller got exposed as a mixed martial artist | | | | UFC. And although he was eliminated, he |
| when he was still in high school. His | | | | proved to the viewers and his fans that he |
| schoolmate introduced him to MMA training and | | | | really did belong to UFC and that he's |
| this immediately got him hooked. He first | | | | someone to watch out for in the future. |
| started training in Georgia, which lasted for | | | | |
| two and a half years and then moved to | | | | As for now, Miller continues with his |
| Florida, where he trained at American Top | | | | training and aspires to be one of the best |
| Team. And as a UFC fan, he just tried his | | | | contenders in UFC. |
| luck during audition in Las Vegas and | | | | |
| fortunately, he was cast and the rest was | | | | Miller, a 23-year old native of Augusta, |
| history. | | | | Georgia, competed in the featherweight and |
| | | | lightweight divisions as a mixed martial |
| As for his fight with Joe Lauzon, Miller's | | | | artist. Standing |
| confidence level soared since he did very | | | | |
| well during the evaluations with Joe. He even | | | | 6 ft 2 inches, he became known for his Praxis |
| thought that he had an advantage in firing | | | | Submission fighting style. He trained at the |
| consecutive submissions even when he was put | | | | American Top Team academy in Fort Lauderdale, |
| on the ground. However, Miller's efforts did | | | | Florida with Ricardo Liborio and Charles |
| not succeed. In addition, his fight with | | | | McCarthy. He made his featherweight debut in |
| Lauzon badly injured him. He had difficulty | | | | Shooto, being defeated by Shooro World |
| to see and even talk. | | | | Champion Takeshi Inoue. Prior to becoming a |
| | | | mixed martial artist, he was a baseball |
| Nevertheless, Miller thought that he did his | | | | player and a member of Team Praxis in Macon, |
| best in UFC, and that he showed the public | | | | Georgia. |
| that he had great potential to be part of | | | | |