Exclusive Interview: Cole Miller, 9th fighter eliminated on The Ultimate Fighter 5

Miller got exposed as a mixed martial artist when hepotential to be part of UFC. And although he was
was still in high school. His schoolmate introduced himeliminated, he proved to the viewers and his fans that
to MMA training and this immediately got him hooked.he really did belong to UFC and that he's someone to
He first started training in Georgia, which lasted for twowatch out for in the future.
and a half years and then moved to Florida, where heAs for now, Miller continues with his training and
trained at American Top Team. And as a UFC fan, heaspires to be one of the best contenders in UFC.
just tried his luck during audition in Las Vegas andMiller, a 23-year old native of Augusta, Georgia,
fortunately, he was cast and the rest was history.competed in the featherweight and lightweight divisions
As for his fight with Joe Lauzon, Miller's confidenceas a mixed martial artist. Standing
level soared since he did very well during the6 ft 2 inches, he became known for his Praxis
evaluations with Joe. He even thought that he had anSubmission fighting style. He trained at the American
advantage in firing consecutive submissions evenTop Team academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with
when he was put on the ground. However, Miller'sRicardo Liborio and Charles McCarthy. He made his
efforts did not succeed. In addition, his fight withfeatherweight debut in Shooto, being defeated by
Lauzon badly injured him. He had difficulty to see andShooro World Champion Takeshi Inoue. Prior to
even talk.becoming a mixed martial artist, he was a baseball
Nevertheless, Miller thought that he did his best in UFC,player and a member of Team Praxis in Macon,
and that he showed the public that he had greatGeorgia.