Dana White: Jim Miller Has ‘Made Millions of Dollars’ Fighting in the UFC

Jim Miller has never made championship-level money during his Ultimate Fighting Championship career, but thanks to his staying power, he’s done quite well for himself.

During a recent appearance on "The TRUTH Podcast," UFC CEO Dana White discussed the topic of fighter pay with host Vivek Ramaswamy. During that segment of the show, White referenced Miller as an example of someone who has done much better for himself under the UFC banner than he would in another combat sport such as boxing.

“When you become a world champion, you become a partner. When you got a belt, you share in the pay-per-view revenue,” White said.

That, of course, is limited to only a handful of fighters within the Las Vegas-based promotion. However, competitors such as Miller are their own type of success story.

“Boxing does [it too]. Whoever is the champion in boxing, you get the lion’s share of the revenue. Here, it’s dispersed through across everybody,” White continued. “We got a guy right now who’s 40 years old, and he’s on this hot streak, man. His name is Jim Miller. He’s been around forever. He’s been around since, like, we bought the company, and he’s still fighting. He’s going to fight on UFC 300, and this is a guy who’s been – I guess you could call him a journeyman in boxing, right? If you ask most people, they wouldn’t know who Jim Miller is, and the guy’s made millions of dollars.”

Miller, who has won five of his last six Octagon appearances, will square off against Bobby Green at UFC 300 on April 13 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Miller’s longevity has played a significant role in his earnings, as he has a promotion record 43 fights in the UFC since his debut in 2008.

“He’s never made it to that level [of UFC champion],” White said. “Guys that would be considered journeymen in boxing never make that kind of money ever. It’s because we focus on building great fights with great fighters.

“If you can stay here for a certain amount of time, you make really good money. It supports your family, you can pay your house off. You’re not gonna have $30, $40 million, but you’ll have $6, $7, $8 million. And most people wouldn’t even know who he [Miller] was.”