Fight Pass Early Prelims
Diego Sanchez (27-8) vs. Jim Miller (25-6)
Two names many are extremely familiar with, most may be surprised to find this fight on the Fight Pass Prelims, even as the feature bout. However, with Sanchez going 4-6 in his last ten fights, and Miller losing three of his last four, both men will have plenty to prove on Saturday evening. Sanchez competed at featherweight in his last outing, a unanimous decision loss to Ricardo Lamas at UFC Fight Night in Mexico. The former lightweight title challenger and TUF 1 winner hasn’t fought at 155 lbs since winning a controversial split decision over Ross Pearson back in June 2014. Meanwhile, Miller once rode a seven-fight winning streak towards title contention at 155, but Benson Henderson snapped the streak in August 2011, and it’s been downhill ever since. Miller is 5-4 (1 NC) in his last 10 bouts, and has fallen out of the top 15 rankings.
Prediction: It may not conjure memories of his epic battle with Clay Guida, but Diego Sanchez does enough to win this one by decision.
