“Mayhem” finally gets the Dark Side treatment.
VICE TV’s critically acclaimed mixed martial arts (MMA) documentary series, Dark Side of the Cage, returned for its second season last night (Tues., Sept. 1, 2026), placing the turbulent life of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) star Jason “Mayhem” Miller under the microscope.
The complete 44-minute episode, titled “The Mayhem of Jason Miller,” has now been released online for free on YouTube.
Miller was one of MMA’s first true crossover personalities. The charismatic Middleweight competed for UFC, WEC, DREAM and Strikeforce, sharing the cage with legendary names such as Georges St-Pierre, Michael Bisping, Jake Shields, Robbie Lawler, Tim Kennedy, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Kazushi Sakuraba.
His colorful entrances, unpredictable interviews and completely unfiltered personality eventually earned him a job hosting MTV’s Bully Beatdown for three seasons. He later coached opposite Bisping on The Ultimate Fighter 14 before suffering a third-round technical knockout loss to “The Count.”
The episode also revisits Miller’s involvement in the infamous 2010 Strikeforce: Nashville brawl, which erupted on live television after he interrupted Shields’ post-fight interview to ask for a rematch.
Unfortunately, Miller’s life began spiraling after UFC released him in 2012. The documentary explores his battles with addiction and mental-health crises, along with the arrests, SWAT standoff, incarceration and period of homelessness that followed. It ultimately chronicles his road toward sobriety, reconciliation and a new life as a coach, mentor and family man.
Miller, St-Pierre, Randy Couture, “Big” John McCarthy, TJay Thompson and several members of Miller’s family are featured throughout the episode.
Dark Side of the Cage debuted in early 2025, examining the stories of Kimbo Slice, Diego Sanchez, Evan Tanner, Nick Diaz, Ronda Rousey, Matt Hughes, War Machine and the rise and fall of PRIDE FC. Season 2 will also cover Phil Baroni, Don Frye, Chael Sonnen, Tito Ortiz, Mark Coleman and the bitter UFC 229 rivalry between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov.