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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – “The Irish Dragon” might have one more fight in him.

Jim Miller picked up his 26th UFC win last night at UFC Vegas 84 (Sat., Jan. 13, 2024) when he tapped Gabriel Benitez in the third round with a nasty face crank from inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (watch highlights). Miller received this 15th Performance of the Night bonus with his submission win.

After his win, Miller did what the world wanted when he called out Paul Felder, who was cageside, for a possible fight at UFC 300.

Felder gave Miller time to shine, but after the event concluded, he went back to speak with the media during the UFC Vegas 84 post-fight press conference (watch here) about the call out.

“Anybody that knows me or talks to me knew that Jim was the name that I was like; if I’m going to do it, I want it to be against a guy like Jim, somebody that’s around my age that’s been in the game for a long time,” Felder said. “Recently, I’ve been back on a triathlon kick. And I was like, ‘Man, I don’t know if I want to come back anymore. And when we talk to Jim in the fighter meetings, obviously, the people around me are kind of egging it on and pushing me, and I was like, ‘if you call me out, Jim, it’s something that I’d be interested in doing.’ He’s like, ‘If you get me a job sitting next to you at the desk, we’ll make it a deal.’ And I think there’ll be calling him for at least an audition coming up soon. So when he said that, you know, it’s, it’s like, fu-k, now he’s setting me up all the things that I said.”

Felder also said he doesn’t know if the promotion is interested in the possible fight.

“It’s also up to the UFC, right?” Felder said. “So I got to see if they are even interested in that fight happening. But to do it on a legendary card like that would be incredible. I got to talk to my wife, too. I already messaged her, and I was like, ‘Jim called me out.’ She just sent me back the face-on-hand emoji. But of course, all my friends, all the teammates, all those people, even Twitter, I had people sending me what people are saying about it. So it’s definitely a possibility.”

The one thing that is really tempting for Felder to return to active completion is having another fight in front of a sold-out crowd. His last fight, which ended up being his retirement fight, was at the Apex against Rafael Dos Anjos, and it wasn’t memorable.

“And that’s why it’s so so tough, right? And so tempting. And, you know, [I’m] leaning towards wanting to do it because it’s Jim, as he wants to be called at UFC 300, Jim fu-king Miller,” Felder said. “I mean, he’s awesome. He fights awesome. Especially, I get to see that fight right in front of my eyes, right where it’s a leg kick battle. It’s a stand-up battle primarily, obviously finish them on the ground, as Jim can do. But I mean, if it’s going to be a fight like that, then I think the fans would eat it up because, you know, I’m not shooting any takedowns in there, especially against Jim.”

Felder vs. Miller seems like the perfect fight to make, especially because they were supposed to throw down way back in 2015, which makes the story that much better.

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Magomed Ankalaev earned his 10th victory inside the Octagon, dispatching Johnny Walker in the second round of their UFC Vegas 84 headliner.

Walker came out fast and furious in the opening round, walking down Ankalaev and showing him little respect, but it didn’t take long for the Dagestani to slow the pace and begin chipping away at his overly aggressive opponent.

Walker was much more hesitant to throw in the second round, allowing Ankalaev to take control of the action. With just over two minutes to go in the round, Walker moved in looking for a low kick. Ankalaev immediately made him pay, landing a big right hook that knocked Walker against the fence and down to the canvas. Ankalaev moved in and landed an absolutely vicious follow-up right that appeared to instantly break Walker’s nose.

That was enough for the referee to rush in and call for the stoppage, saving Walker from any further damage.

Official Result: Magomed Ankalaev def. Johnny Walker via KO (right hook) at 2:42 of Round 2.

Check Out Highlights From Johnny Walker vs. Magomed Ankalaev at UFC Vegas 84:

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The UFC Vegas 84 post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com.

UFC officials will announce the winners of the “Fight of the Night” and the “Performance of the Night” bonuses, and winning fighters will meet the media after their fights.

The UFC Vegas 84 post-fight press conference takes place shortly after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 9:45 p.m. ET.

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The UFC kicked off their 2024 event schedule on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a pairing between Top 10 ranked light heavyweights headlining the fight card.  Third ranked Magomed Ankalaev faced seventh ranked Johnny Walker in a rematch.  

The two first fought at UFC 294 last October.  The fight ended in a no contest after Ankalaev accidentally landed an illegal knee that rendered Walker unable to continue.  

Walker landed a leg kick and pressed forward.  Ankalaev connected with a right hand.  Walker continued to pressure Ankalaev in the early going.  They exchanged leg kicks.  Walker made Ankalaev miss with a few left hands.  As the round wore on, Ankalaev began to move forward.  He accidentally landed a kick to the groin of Walker.  Walker was given time to recover and the fight resumed.

Ankalaev landed front kicks to the body while Walker continued to deliver leg kicks.  

In the second frame, Ankalaev came out more aggressive.  Both men employed a kick heavy attack.  Ankalaev landed to the body.  Walker circled on the outside until he got caught with a right hand that send him crashing to the canvas.  Ankalaev connected with a follow up shot that left no doubt.  

The score has been settled 😤

Magomed Ankalaev puts an end to this one with a second round KO! #UFCVegas84 pic.twitter.com/Z2fnsp3N4i

— UFC (@ufc) January 14, 2024

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