The UFC has been plagued by an unprecedented string of injuries and no one knows that to be true more than Jim Miller. When this particular lightweight steps into the Octagon at UFC 108, he won't be facing highly ranked Tyson Griffin or former world champion Sean Sherk. Instead, he'll be up against journeyman Duane "Bang" Ludwig with only two weeks to prepare; and if you think that's a problem for the New Jersey native, I strongly recommend you to think again.

Jim Miller, the younger brother of UFC middleweight Dan Miller, and former member of the Virginia Tech wrestling team, has been fighting professionally since 2005 and holds a record of 15-2 with notable UFC wins over David Baron, Matt Wiman, and Mac Danzig.

The 26-year-old looked impressive in his last outing at UFC 103; scoring a TKO victory against UFC newcomer Steve Lopez. The contest was stopped at 0:48 of the second round due to a separated shoulder suffered by Lopez. The injury was so gruesome that fans close to the action could see the bone protruding from the top of his shoulder.

This Saturday night, Miller looks to get his third win in-a-row and continue his ascent up the UFC ladder. Tommy Kail of FiveKnuckles.com recently caught up with Miller to discuss a variety of issues, including his hectic month of preparation as well as his interesting mixed martial arts life.

FiveKnuckles.com: I'm sure I'm not the first person to ask you this, but who wins in a fight between you and Dan?

Jim Miller: Good question. We've been training for the same amount of time so experience is even, but he does have thirty pounds on me so I'm realistic (laughs). We go back and forth when we train the individual aspects of our game like jiu-jitsu or striking. I catch him sometimes and he catches me. In putting it all together, that extra weight definitely helps him so he might have the advantage. If it was a real fight, he'd probably beat me up.

FiveKnuckles.com: What was life like for you guys growing up in Jersey?

Jim Miller: Life wasn't really all that exciting for us growing up in Jersey. Dan and I were always looking to separate ourselves from the crowd and find something that we were both interested in doing and that wasn't always easy. We have one older brother so that makes me the youngest of the bunch. While I never lacked aggressiveness, I was always at a size disadvantage. Dan was always a lot bigger than me and being a couple years older really made the difference in terms of growth. There were times where he had almost seventy pounds on me until I finally grew up at around 19 or 20 years old. He would never pick on me or anything, but we would always wrestle and I'd try to take him down, but he was just too big.

FiveKnuckles.com: So there's a third Miller brother in the picture? Will he be breaking onto the MMA scene anytime soon?

Jim Miller: MMA was never really an option for him. He was in medical school before we started doing jiu-jitsu. He makes his living using his mind. At this point, his hands are way too expensive to be punching stuff.

FiveKnuckles.com: You wrestled collegiately at Virgina Tech....

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