Morning Report: Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller ‘extending a helping hand’ to Nick Diaz

Jason Miller is aware of all concerning the highs and lows of fight sports activities.

The longtime MMA veteran has confronted his share of trials and tribulations prior to now few years, together with quite a few run-ins with the regulation which have resulted in jail time and hefty fines. In September 2023, “Mayhem” put out a public assertion describing his life as “horrible.”

Since that point, Miller has managed to remain out of hassle and has even dipped his toes again into the MMA world with podcast appearances. Given how a lot his life has circled in a yr, Miller was requested in an interview with Helen Yee if he has any recommendation for fellow preventing lifer Nick Diaz. The elder Diaz brother was purported to struggle at UFC 310 this Saturday, however withdrew from a bout towards Vicente Luque for undisclosed causes.

Quickly after, video surfaced of Diaz exhibiting erratic habits, which led to hypothesis that there’s turmoil in his non-public life. Regardless of the case could also be, Miller needs Diaz to know that he’s there for him.

“Pay attention right here, all of us noticed what we noticed and I received’t dwell on it too unhealthy,” Miller instructed Yee. “I feel folks in Nick’s life want to collect round. Anyone who ever made some cash off him wants to come back circle round and assist this man out. We had our beef, no matter, since we had been children, however that doesn’t cease me from extending a serving to hand to this man if he wants it. And if he’s not able to take a serving to hand, you all have to carry on him. The folks near him, his brother, his household, his mates, all you guys that made cash off him, he wants you now. He wants a circle again.

“That’s not speaking unhealthy on him, it’s a tricky sport we’re in and it’s simple to get tripped up within the improper issues. Tremendous simple. And it’s even more durable to come back up out of that, so my recommendation will not be for him, it’s for the folks round him to assist him get to a greater place in his life.”

Miller and Diaz are extra effectively often called rivals than mates. At a Strikeforce occasion in April 2010, Miller confronted rival Jake Shields following Shields’ win over Dan Henderson, resulting in a post-fight brawl that concerned Miller, Shields, and each Nick and Nate Diaz.

Even given their tumultuous previous, Miller pertains to what Diaz may be going via, particularly contemplating his personal points.

“I want anyone would have finished it for me earlier,” Miller mentioned of needing assist. “They did and I lastly took the assistance and now my life retains getting higher and higher… I went via all this difficult stuff with substances. It’s tremendous simple to get tripped up in, it’s really easy, particularly while you’re used to the intense lights and loopy, thrilling—the struggle is like nothing else.”

“There’s one thing in you that upon getting this tremendous thrilling factor in your life, and when you’re not doing it on a regular basis, then it’s simple to slide into one thing that provides you that feeling actually shortly and I don’t suppose that we must always choose folks for that,” Miller added. “I feel that we must always assist them up out of that once we can.”

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Final large struggle week of the yr! (I do know we nonetheless have UFC Tampa subsequent week, however what I imply). UFC 310 is a legitimately nice card, among the best on paper and I’m prepared for us to get to it. – Meshew

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