At a time when a lot of his contemporaries are retired or barely hanging on, Jim Miller is still winning fights. The submission wiz from New Jersey added another one to his record Saturday night, when he submitted Roosevelt Roberts in the opening round of their 160-pound catchweight fight in the main-card opener of UFC on ESPN 11. Miller, who holds the UFC lightweight career wins record at 19, tied Donald Cerrone with most career fights at 35 and took sole possession of third place for most UFC wins with 21. And while records are cool, the 36-year-old Miller has a nice round number in mind as he continues to move forward: getting in 40 career UFC bouts before he calls it day. “They’re cool to have, but it’s not my goal,” Miller told reporters, including MMA Junkie, after the fight. “Knowing how I feel right now, how my body’s been feeling, and if I can fight at the pace I want to, I know I can get to 40 (fights)
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Respect and records: Jim Miller maintains perspective after UFC on ESPN 11 win – MMA Junkie