NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jim Miller used a submission victory Saturday night to add to his record totals for UFC fights and career victories in his first return to the cage since his teenage son beat a rare form of childhood cancer.
A New Jersey native, Miller defeated Jared Gordon in a lightweight bout at UFC 328 with a rear naked choke at 3:29 of the first round and his family cheering him on from the Prudential Center. The 42-year-old Miller extended his record with 28 career wins in 47 fights under the UFC banner.
Miller also earned his 20th finish, second most in UFC history.
Wyatt Miller, 14, was diagnosed last year with rhadbomyosacroma, a rare type of cancer that starts as a growth of cells in soft tissue and is more common in childhood. Wyatt underwent two courses of chemotherapy and five weeks of proton radiation at Rutgers University Cancer Institute and was eventually given a clean bill of health.
“My son went through some really difficult times the last couple of months,” Miller said inside the octagon. “He ended up kicking the (heck) out of cancer. He’s all good today. He’s cancer free. One of the things I told him when he first got diagnosed was, Millers have been called a lot of names over the year, but fragile’s never been one of them. He fought his way through it.”
His son’s cancer scare kept him out of the cage for 13 months, an eternity for a fighter who made a habit of competing multiple times a year. Miller lost to Chase Hooper in his last fight at UFC 314 in April 2025.
Khamzat Chimaev puts his middleweight crown on the line against former champion Sean Strickland in the main event. Joshua Van defends his 125-pound championship against Tatsuro Taira in another title bout in UFC’s 11th stop in Newark, New Jersey.
The 24-year-old from Myanmar has won six straight fights and nine of 10 since he signed with UFC — no win bigger than his championship victory in December against Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 323.
UFC held its last major card before its June 14 show at the White House to fete President Donald Trump, a proud proponent of cage-match politics. The show is timed for Trump’s 80th birthday and as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Trump, who frequently attends major UFC events, was not expected Saturday night at the Prudential Center.
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FILE - Jim Miller reacts after defeating Damon Jackson in a UFC 309 mixed martial arts lightweight title bout, Nov. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alec Bohm homered twice, doubled and drove in four runs in his return from a two-game benching, Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Saturday night.
Trea Turner had four hits for the Phillies, who improved to 9-3 under interim manager Don Mattingly.
The Phillies fell behind on Willi Castro's second-inning homer off Aaron Nola, but they broke out in the third against Kyle Freeland (1-4).
Bohm, who hadn't played since Wednesday and entered with a .159 batting average, drove one out to left field to tie it. Bryson Stott and Trea Turner followed with singles, and Schwarber followed with a shot to the upper deck in right, his National League-leading 14th of the season.
Nola thought he had struck out Jake McCarthy on a 3-2 pitch to end the Rockies' fourth, but McCarthy challenged and the pitch was ruled a ball by ABS. Kyle Karros then doubled home McCarthy and Troy Johnston to get the Rockies within 5-3.
Bohm homered again in the fourth and added a two-run double in the eighth, raising his average to .177.
Nola was pulled after 4 2/3 innings and 94 pitches, and the Phillies' bullpen didn’t allow a hit the rest of the way. Tim Mayza (1-1) got the last out of the fifth.
Freeland allowed seven runs, six earned, on 10 hits in five innings.
Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper was pulled for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the first with what the team said was a migraine.
RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (3-2, 3.41 ERA) starts for the Rockies on Sunday in the rubber game of the series against the Phillies’ Cristopher Sanchez (3-2, 2.42).
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Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner (7) slides into second as Colorado Rockies second baseman Edouard Julien, second from right, waits for the ball to tag him out in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Philadelphia Phillies closing pitcher Orion Kerkering (50) is congratulated by left fielder Brandon Marsh after their team defeated the Colorado Rockies in a baseball game, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner, left, reacts to the call by umpire Nic Lentz after being called out at second base in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Fans react after Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run home runin the third inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm hits a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
