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The Fight: Diego Sanchez vs. Jim Miller

The Real Fight: Aging Veteran vs. Aging Veteran

The Stakes

Jim Miller and Diego Sanchez are recognizable veterans with impressive bodies of work...but they're also worn down after long, difficult careers. With both men's careers officially hitting the skids, the loser of this fight may be forced into considering retirement or, worse, seek contract offers from WSOF and Bellator.

The Question

Which lightweight veteran is going to get pushed toward retirement?

Analysis

Sanchez and Miller have 66 professional fights (more than 40 in the UFC) and 24 years professional MMA experience between them. That's a lot of wear and tear on the body, and that has become impossible to ignore that over their recent performances.

Sanchez is two competent judges away from being on a six-fight losing streak and hasn't been in a competitive fight against a Top 10 name since his 2011 fight against Martin Kampmann (which, unsurprisingly, was a gift from the judges). Miller's descent hasn't been as sharp, but it's certainly not a coincidence that he is 1-3 over his last four, with none of those losses being especially close.

Whoever wins this fight will borrow some more time and drag out his UFC career two or three more fights. The other one...we'll just have to wait and see.