“Shame on Everyone”: 15 Years Since Last Fight, 55-Year-Old UFC HoF’er Pat Miletich’s Return Against Mike Jackson Has MMA World Fuming Over Veteran’s Comeback

The UFC’s first-ever welterweight champion Pat Miletich is planning to return to cage fighting at age 55. ‘The Croatian Sensation’ will take on Ex-UFC fighter Mike ‘The Truth’ Jackson at Caged Aggression MMA. However, the announcement of this fight has failed to generate excitement among fans. Instead, they have expressed their concerns regarding the Hall of Famer.

Pat Miletich was one of the pioneers of the welterweight division in the UFC. He competed in several promotions during his active MMA career but made his mark in Dana White‘s promotion and became a Hall of Famer. Miletich had his last fight in 2008. However, he has decided to come out of retirement to fight in a sanctioned MMA bout against a much younger Mike Jackson.

Mike Jackson became famous for his controversial fight against professional wrestler CM Punk (Phil Brooks) in 2018. Furthermore, Miletich even cornered Jackson in that fight. But they are not on good terms anymore. Their relationship since has deteriorated into animosity. Regarding their fight, Miletich and Jackson will compete for three rounds. Each round will have five minutes, and it will be a 175-pound catchweight bout. Meanwhile, this news doesn’t come as a shock but is rather disturbing for fans. Just a few days ago, Mark Coleman also announced that he’ll be returning to the world of combat sports. Fans have voiced their displeasure about these fights on social media. Let us see what they had to say about Miletich’s return.

Fans are concerned about Pat Miletich returning to fight in his 50s

The fans didn’t seem too excited to hear the UFC Hall of Famer returning at 55 years old. Moreover, they sounded off on Mike Jackson, calling him a “clown.” Apparently, they aren’t huge fans of the former UFC fighter.

Fans are hoping to see Miletich put Jackson to sleep.

However, they were not happy with the promoters for setting up this matchup. The fans were also critical of ‘The truth’ for accepting to fight his former mentor.

A Twitter user mentioned that the reputation of MMA is getting diminished due to such matchups.

The fans would have rather seen a fight between Jake Shields and Mike Jackson, who got in a scuffle late last year.

One fan said:

All in all, everybody is rooting for Pat Miletich to emerge victorious on his return to MMA.

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Although some fans have shown their love for Pat Miletich, they are not happy with the matchmaking. Jackson is considerably younger than the former UFC welterweight champion. It remains to be seen how the fight ends since Miletich has a history of suffering from numerous chronic injuries. What do you think? Drop your comments below.

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