- Mark Miller (fighter)
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Mark Miller Born Marcus Dennis Miller
November 22, 1978
Midlothian, Illinois, United StatesOther names Meat Missile Nationality American Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) Division Lightweight
WelterweightStyle Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing Fighting out of Chicago, Illinois Team Hellhouse Mixed martial arts record Total 16 Wins 9 By knockout 3 By submission 3 By decision 3 Losses 7 By knockout 5 By submission 2 Marcus Dennis Miller (born November 22, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist. He has won MMA welterweight titles with XFO and Total Fight Challenge as well as the USKO international rules kickboxing title.[1] A former IFL fighter, Miller was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.
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Early life
Miller was born and raised in Midlothian, Illinois; while growing up he attended Bremen High School. At Bremen, Miller competed in sports such as football, track and field. Shortly after graduating from high school, Miller enrolled in the Marines where he spent the next three and half years. After leaving the Marines, Miller worked construction before competing in MMA full time.[2]
Mixed martial arts career
While enlisted in the marines, Miller began training mixed martial arts at Camp Pendleton.[3] Miller fought in a number of local and regional fights before joining International Fight League (IFL) in 2007.[4] Following a 54 second knockout win against UFC veteran Josh Neer,[5] Miller earned a title shot against Jay Hieron. Hieron defeated Miller for the IFL Welterweight championship on April 4, 2008.[1]
Miller was a contestant on the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter. He got on the show after defeating his full-time training partner and good friend Kevin Knabjian. In his second fight, he took on Nick Osipczak. He was defeated in the second round via knockout from a head kick, thus knocking him out of the tournament.
Miller was going to make his debut for Strikeforce at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers, but the fight was canceled due to time issues.[6] Strikeforce said they will move the bout to a later card. After the cancellation of the fight, Miller contemplated retirement.[7] He looked to bounce back after his fight was canceled but he was unable to do so after being defeated by Jeremy Lang and then later LeVon Maynard.
Miller made his lightweight debut against Charles Wilson, defeating Wilson via unanimous decision. The win had earned Miller a lightweight fight on the Bellator 25 card against Josh Shockley.[8] However, Shockley pulled out of the bout just a day before the event, leaving Miller without a fight. It was being rumored that the winner would take a spot in the fourth season lightweight tournament.
Personal life
Mark has a daughter.[3]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 18 matches 10 wins 8 losses By knockout 3 6 By submission 4 0 By decision 3 2 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 10-8 
Junior AssuncaoKO (Punches) Recife FC 3 December 3, 2010 Recife, Brazil Win 10-7 
Charles WilsonDecision (Unanimous) Hoosier FC 4: Showdown at the Steel Yard June 11, 2010 3 5:00 Gary, Indiana, United States Loss 9-7 LeVon MaynardKO (Punches) XFO 34: Ray vs. Straus January 23, 2010 1 4:14 Chicago, Illinois, United States Loss 9-6 Jeremy LangTKO (Punches) Raw Power MMA December 10, 2009 2 2:30 Sanabis, Bahrain Loss 9-5 Mike PierceTKO (Doctor Stoppage) SportFight 24: Domination September 19, 2008 2 1:38 Portland, Oregon, United States Loss 9-4 Jay HieronTKO (Punches) IFL: New Jersey April 4, 2008 1 2:10 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States For the IFL Welterweight Championship Win 9-3 Josh NeerKO (Punch) IFL: Chicago May 19, 2007 1 0:54 Chicago, Illinois, United States Win 8-3 Brad BlackburnDecision (Unanimous) IFL: Moline April 7, 2007 3 4:00 Moline, Illinois, United States Loss 7-3 Delson HelenoDecision (Unanimous) IFL: Atlanta February 23, 2007 3 4:00 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Loss 7-2 David HaganTKO Kentucky Fighting Challenge 17 November 25, 2006 N/A N/A Lexington, Kentucky, United States Win 7-1 Amir KhillahSubmission (Armbar) Total Fight Challenge 6 September 9, 2006 1 0:41 Hammond, Indiana, United States Win 6-1 Jon FriedlandTKO (Punches) XFO 12: Outdoor War August 19, 2006 1 4:47 Island Lake, Illinois, United States Win 5-1 John ShoemakerSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) WFC 29: Friday Night Fights July 28, 2006 1 1:20 Somerset, Kentucky, United States Win 4-1 
Reiner HernandezSubmission (Strikes) Costa Rica Fights 6 May 20, 2006 1 3:33 Costa Rica Loss 3-1 Francisco SoaresDecision (Unanimous) Freestyle Combat Challenge 17 January 8, 2005 2 5:00 Racine, Wisconsin, United States Win 3-0 Tavaris HunterKO Xtreme Fighting Organization 3 October 2, 2004 2 0:19 McHenry, Illinois, United States Win 2-0 
Alex GassonDecision Total Martial Arts Challenge June 7, 2003 2 5:00 Cicero, Illinois, United States Win 1-0 Ahron DavisSubmission (Armbar) RSF 7: Animal Instinct January 26, 2002 1 N/A Lakeland, Florida, United States References
- ^ a b "Mark Miller Unbroadcasted Interview". Chicago's MMA. March 11, 2009. http://chicagosmma.com/tag/mark-miller/. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
- ^ "Mark Miller". UFC.com. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=tuf9.miller. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
- ^ a b Patrick, Darrick (May 27, 2008). "10 Questions With Mark Miller". http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f61/10-questions-mark-miller-5-27-2008-a-787167/. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
- ^ "Muay Thai & MMA Instructor". Extreme Kungfu Wushu Training Center. http://www.extremekungfu.com/miller.html. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
- ^ "IFL vet Mark Miller picked for 'The Ultimate Fighter 9'". MMAFighting.com. February 21, 2009. http://www.mmafighting.com/news/2009/02/21/ifl-vet-mark-miller-picked-the-ultimate-fighter-9. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
- ^ "'Fedor vs. Rogers' Results and Live Play-by-Play". Sherdog. November 7, 2009. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/fedor-vs-rogers-results-and-live-play-by-play-20742. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9957&zoneid=13
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/20074/mark-miller-meets-josh-shockley-at-bellator-25-in-chicago.mma
External links
- Professional MMA record for Mark Miller (fighter) from Sherdog
- UFC Profile
- Mark Miller on Myspace
- Official Fan Site
United StatesSantino DeFranco · Jason Dent · Cameron Dollar · DaMarques Johnson · Frank Lester · Mark Miller · Jason Pierce · Richie Whitson Head Coach: Dan Henderson Assistant Coaches: Cyrille Diabaté · Ricardo Feliciano · Gustavo Pugliese · Heath Sims 
United KingdomDean Amasinger · David Faulkner · Jeff Lawson · Nick Osipczak · Ross Pearson · Martin Stapleton · James Wilks · Andre Winner Head Coach: Michael Bisping Assistant Coaches: Dave Jackson · Mario Neto Categories:- Living people
- American mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists from Illinois
- Lightweight mixed martial artists
- Welterweight mixed martial artists
- 1978 births
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