Fabio Wardley says he didn’t, but Jarrell Miller says he did. Regardless of who’s right or wrong, Miller isn’t backing off his assertions that Wardley is a sneaky trash-talker.

Wardley wouldn’t be the first person who had something bad to say about Miller. The difference, however, is the way he’s going about it.

“You don’t pop sh!t behind closed doors,” Miller told FightHub TV. “Pop it to my face.”

Wardley, whether Miller liked it or not, repeatedly denied saying anything. Whatever the case is, the 34-year-old wants to punish his man. All in all, a win over Wardley on June 7th, would put Miller in an ideal position.

The last two years have been rough for the American. In 2023, Daniel Dubois handed him his first defeat. One year later, it seemed like he was on his way to a win over former unified champ, Andy Ruiz, only to be forced to accept a majority decision draw. But while Miller has dealt with bad luck and heartbreak, Wardley’s career couldn’t be going any better.

It’s been knockout win after knockout win for the big man out of the UK. He did have a life-and-death battle with Frazer Clarke but he proved that performance was fluky as he went on to stop him in the first round of their immediate rematch.

Thanks to those wins, along with a few others, Wardley (18-0-1, 17 KOs) has graduated from domestic level fighting to world level. Now that he’s viewed as a bonafide and legit contender, Miller wants what he has. He knows that his own name isn’t quite as prestigious and glorified as it once was. One punch, however, can change that.

“We back on the way climbing up man,” continued Miller. “We gonna go in there and do what we do and get the knockout.”

Normally, Miller (26-1-2, 22 KOs) is as jovial as they come. A gentle giant if you will. Wardley though, whether he meant to or not, has effectively pissed him off. So, when asked to give his final thoughts on how exactly things will play out when they go toe-to-toe, Miller kept his answer short, sweet, and disrespectful.

“I’m a knock you the f—- out.”