Jason Miller knows all about the highs and lows of combat sports.
The longtime MMA veteran has faced his share of trials and tribulations in the past few years, including numerous run-ins with the law that have resulted in jail time and hefty fines. In September 2023, “Mayhem” put out a public statement describing his life as “horrible.”
Since that time, Miller has managed to stay out of trouble and has even dipped his toes back into the MMA world with podcast appearances. Given how much his life has turned around in a year, Miller was asked in an interview with Helen Yee if he has any advice for fellow fighting lifer Nick Diaz. The elder Diaz brother was supposed to fight at UFC 310 this Saturday, but withdrew from a bout against Vicente Luque for undisclosed reasons.
Soon after, video surfaced of Diaz showing erratic behavior, which led to speculation that there is turmoil in his private life. Whatever the case may be, Miller wants Diaz to know that he’s there for him.
“Listen here, we all saw what we saw and I won’t dwell on it too bad,” Miller told Yee. “I think people in Nick’s life need to gather around. Anybody who ever made some money off him needs to come circle around and help this guy out. We had our beef, whatever, since we were kids, but that doesn’t stop me from extending a helping hand to this guy if he needs it. And if he’s not ready to take a helping hand, you all need to keep on him. The people close to him, his brother, his family, his friends, all you guys that made money off him, he needs you now. He needs a circle back.
“That’s not talking bad on him, it’s a tough sport we’re in and it’s easy to get tripped up in the wrong things. Super easy. And it’s even harder to come up out of that, so my advice is not for him, it’s for the people around him to help him get to a better place in his life.”
Morning Report: Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller ‘extending a helping hand’ to Nick Diaz - MMA Fighting
