Dan Miller steps in to face Rousimar Palhares at UFC 134
by Jacob Camargo on July 06, 2011

Like he's done several times before, Dan Miller (13-5) will step in for an injured fighter, as the AMA Fight Club product replaces Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira (18-7) against Rousimar Palhares (12-3) at UFC 134 in August.

The change was announced today by the UFC.

"Dan Miller lives up to his motto of 'anyone, anyplace, anytime' by stepping up against Rousimar Palhares at UFC 134 after original opponent Alexandre Ferreira pulled out of the fight," said UFC president Dana White.

There is no word though on the nature or extent of the injury suffered by Ferreira.

Miller is coming off a decision loss to Nate Marquardt at UFC 128 in March. Prior to the loss, he won back-to-back fights against John Salter and Joe Doerksen.

Palhares has gone 4-1 in his last five fights, defeating the likes of Jeremy Horn, Lucio Linhares, Tomasz Drwal and most recently scoring a second round submission win over Dave Branch at March's UFC on Versus 3 card. His lone loss over the four-fight span came in his previous fight, also against Marquardt.

UFC 134 takes place on Aug. 27 at HSBC Arena in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The event is headlined by a UFC middleweight title bout between Anderson Silva and challenger Yushin Okami.

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 |  (26) Comments Suicidalforlife: Miller needs to drop this attitude it's getting him in trouble... Palhares will remove his leg mike5k: Even IF this is Miller's last fight in the UFC, which I doubt, stepping up the way he does has already kept him around for longer than most guys on a 3-fight losing streak like he had. I'm a fan of Palhares' jiu-jitsu skill but I'm not a fan of what happened during the Marquardt fight. mike5k: Palhares snatched a leg, Marquardt yanked it free, Palhares looked at the ref and started pointing at the leg like it was greased and Marquardt TKOd him while he was trying to accuse him of cheating. I mean, he apologized later but it was just an awful thing to see. Masternate: easy win for treestump The Hitman: Dan Miller is probably going to die. JujitsWho: If it hits the ground, Miller is in big trouble. He'll hold his own for a little while, but Stump is the sizzle on the ground. I love watching Palhares work. Dude is aggressive, but not sloppy. He makes people sweat, then catches THEM when they get sloppy. Standing I think Miller has the edge. He should strike at range and keep his distance. He may be able to steal a decision that way. I just don't see it happening. IwishIwasMMA: I am pretty sure miller was not booted because he fought the mw gauntlet and lost to them all. No a big deal. No worthy of getting booted. Especially when so new. IwishIwasMMA: My goodness, when I type replies on this site with my blackberry, it absolutely rapes my grammar. I have no idea why either.. Anyway, I like this fight a lot and am very excited to see how it turns out. I think I will take Miller, but wont be shocked at all if/when Paul Harris rips him to pieces. flyangler: Miller by TKO. Knee to the Stump's head going in for a leg and Miller finishes with strikes. Mixing it up
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