{
  "id": 2967805,
  "title": "Chris Padilla grew up watching Jim Miller; now he wants to fight him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/chris-padilla-grew-up-watching-jim-miller-now-he-wants-to-fight-him",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T06:51:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chris-padilla-grew-watching-jim-065137766.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chris Padilla, who recently submitted Nasrat Haqparast in the UFC Sacramento event, is eager to take on veteran UFC fighter Jim Miller next. Padilla, with an impressive record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, submitted Haqparast with an arm-triangle choke in the third round. He has now expressed his desire to face Miller, a fighter who has been in the game for a considerable amount of time. After his victory against Haqparast, Padilla told Heidi Androl, \"I need Jim Miller, man. You know, it's a veteran, man. He's been in the game for a really long time. I watched him growing up as a little maggot. So, I just want that, you know what I'm saying?\" Padilla wants to fight fighters who give him the thrill he seeks and is looking to live his dream by facing Miller. Miller, who made his UFC debut back in 2008, has a record of 28 wins, which puts him close to his goal of 50 wins in the promotion.",
  "summary": "Chris Padilla already has an opponent in mind for his next Ultimate Fighting Championship bout.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}