Attention monkeys: Jason “Mayhem” Miller (20-5) will return to action against Katsuyori Shibata (2-3) during the DREAM 3 event that takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on May 11, according to MMAnews.com.
Miller was last seen in action at HDNet Fights: “Reckless Abandon” on December 15 of last year where he defeated Tim Kennedy via unanimous decision. He sustained a leg injury because of that fight and has been recovering from it ever since.
And he’s apparently itching to get back to competition.
Here’s a snip from Mayhem’s MySpace.com blog:
“Its time to fight yo. Its on and crackin. I feel like a savage right now. An axe swinging savage. That’s right, I said it. I will be adorning myself with warpaint shortly and scalping the whiteman if he comes near my village with his smallpox infested ass.”
Miller has kept a high profile (no surprise) during his layoff, working for ProElite recently to conduct fighter interviews and other shenanigans at Elite XC events. However, he did so with a noticable limp, which I witnessed firsthand at the Elite XC: “Street Certified” show in Miami, Fla., in February.
Mayhem has won 13 of his last 15 fights. The two losses were a technical knockout courtesy of Frank Trigg in December of 2006 and a unanimous decision to current UFC Welterweight Champion George St. Pierre in April 2005.
That’s nothing of which to be ashamed.
His opponent next month, however, has not shared that same success. Shibata has lost his last three fights, including one to MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba via a first round armbar. His only two wins are to a winless guy named Ice Man (thats his actual name) in 2004 and to Yoshihisa Yamamoto (13-23) last March.
Not exactly a world class resume.
On paper, this is a fight Mayhem should win as long as his injured leg has had enough time to heal up. He’s always been a fan favorite with his charasmatic style in and out of the cage. This will be a nice opportunity for him to win over some more “Mayhem Monkeys” in Japan.
DREAM 3 will also feature the semifinal match ups of the 2008 Lightweight Grand Prix, as well as other scheduled matches.
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Classic Mayhem! I am a big fan and I am happy he is fighting in DREAM!!!
WAR MAYHEM!!!
He is going to kill this guy….why couldn’t they find a better opponent?
haha yea does that say 2-3, frickin hell i know their only starting up but surely there are lotsa guys out there with alright records looking to fight :0
O YEAH MAYHEM BABY!!!!!!!!!!11
“only two wins are to a winless guy named Ice Man (thats his actual name)”- i checked on sherdog, that guy’s name really is Ice Man! wtf?! and he’s 0-3! hahahahal;khd;lgk. odds are going to be ridiculous
I have a feeling this will be a lot like Mirko’s last fight he had.
Just feelin bad for his opponent.
Another Japanese fight promotion with another enormous mismatch. Just another typical day…
but u have no problem with Rampage vs. Forrest? lol
Good point!
maybe he wants a easy fight for his first fight coming off a injury and long lay off
they did not give aoki a easy fight, probally the hardest match up in the first round.
Because they hate Aoki.. I know I know he is Japanese but he is cocky as hell.. He cries and gives disrispect to other fighters.. He is really a fucktard I heard that he has injured people in training with his reckless behaviour.
Aoki is exelent grappler but fuckhead. Mayhem was acting little cocky too. He should have finished the fight quick and not play around like a asshole.
I know I will get flames from nuthuggers from my post but truth here is obvious.
They should just fight and leave the drama home. This is why the level of mma fans has dropped. Idiots want drama and mma is giving them that.
I just want MMA to be technical and with out race/country/grudge bullshit. But fucktard who want to showoff how superior they are. Are the main reason why mma isn’t bigger. I know mma is growing but still.
Yes! Mayhem is awesome! Funny guy too, I like seeing videos of him with Rampage and Bas. lol
Funny? Anyone have any examples of where this is the case, the quote form this article is beyond lame, and racially insensitive. Just glad hes not in the UFC anymore.
U cant know much about mma if you are happy that Mayhem is no longer in the UFC. Get a clue!
Is Jason Miller actually native?
If he is then he should temper his words abit and enough with the racially tensioned dialog. He should be aware of how he is looked and an ask himself is this how he wants to represent his people.
If he isnt then he should be more sensitive to others and not poke fun and jest at past travisties.
This guy is a great fighter, I just think he tries too hard to get attention. It almost seems like he belongs on TUF…
In short hes a spaz.