A day after news broke that colorful middleweight star Jason “Mayhem” Miller had signed a new contract with the UFC, it has been confirmed that Miller will make his Octagon return at UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2, July 2nd in Las Vegas.
Mayhem will be facing off against Aaron “A-Train” Simpson, who snapped a two-fight losing streak last month when he out-pointed Mario Miranda at UFC Fight Night 24. Simpson’s previous UFC accomplishments include a Fight of the Night bonus for his split-decision victory over Tom Lawlor, and a Knockout of the Night bonus for his TKO win over Tim McKenzie. A two-time All-American wrestler for Arizona State University, Simpson now operates Power MMA & Fitness in Gilbert, Arizona, alongside teammates Ryan Bader and CB Dollaway.
Said Mayhem about the matchup: “He always fights hard and I know that that night will be no different. Cant wait for my FOTN bonus.” And if there’s a Walkout of the Night award, he’ll probably pick that up too.
I know Simpson has power in his hands but he dosent have the overall striking savvy of Miller and wont be able to keep up with the work rate, and since Miller’s glaring weakness is his wrestling(odd for a team quest product) Simpson has a clear path.
After 2 boring rounds of Simpson LnPing on Miller, he runs out of steam and gets subbed. After a lackluster re-debut hopefully he gets paired against a non top control specialist.
Obligatory Bisping call out anyone?