Dana White says UFC 300 fighter with 57 fights will surprise you with how much money he has made
UFC 300 is already one of the most stacked cards we've ever seen despite not yet having a main event.
The landmark event is set to go down at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on 13 April and features a host of household names including Max Holloway, Justin Gaethje, Charles Oliveira and Holly Holm.
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One name on the card who casual fans may not be aware of, but has been paying his dues for years, is Jim Miller (37-17, 1 no contest).
The 40-year-old UFC veteran has been part of the promotion since 2008 and has accumulated 46 fights and 26 wins inside the Octagon - a UFC record for both.
The lightweight journeyman takes on Bobby Green at UFC 300, continuing his unique streak of fighting at all three of the UFC's centenary events (he beat Mac Danzig at UFC 100 and Takanori Gomi at UFC 200).
Although has has never fought for lightweight gold, 'A-10' has had a remarkable career and earned a big chunk of money in the process, at least according to UFC CEO Dana White.
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"When you become a champion, you become a partner. You share in the pay-per-view (PPV) revenue,” White explained on with Vivek Ramaswamy.
“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.
“We got a guy right now who’s 40 years old and he’s on this hot streak, man. His name’s Jim Miller,” he continued. “He’s been around forever.
"He’s been around since like we bought the company and he’s still fighting. He’s gonna fight on UFC 300 and this is a guy who’s been — I guess you could call him a journeyman in boxing [terms], right?
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"If you ask most people, they wouldn’t know who Jim Miller is, and the guy’s made millions of dollars.”
White has faced a great deal of criticism over the years over fighter pay.
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Critics have pointed to the UFC's revenue distribution relative to other sports and suggested more should be done to compensate fighters who put their lives on the line.
However, White's stance hasn't changed, with the MMA mogul stating that incentive-based pay keeps fighters motivated whereas fighters earning millions of dollars in salaries have no reason to keep competing.
White used the example of Miller to prove that fighters do pretty well by him.
“He’s never made it to that level [of UFC champion]," White said of Miller.
"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.
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