Tag: Jim Miller

Spinning Back Clique REPLAY: Everything UFC 300 – Pereira vs. Hill, BMF title fight, Harrison’s debut, more

On this week’s episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel discusses everything UFC 300.

Check out this week’s special edition of “Spinning Back Clique,” where we’ll be breaking down everything UFC 300.

This week’s panel will be composed of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Danny Segura, and host “Gorgeous” George Garcia – along with appearances from Matt Wells, Mike Bohn, Farah Hannoun, Dan Tom, and Nolan King.

For this Monday’s special episode, the panel discussed:

  • The pair of undisputed UFC championship fights headlining UFC 300. In the main event, [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] makes his first light heavyweight title defense against former champion  [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag], who returns from injury. In the co-main event, [autotag]Zhang Weili[/autotag] takes on fellow Chinese fighter [autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag] in a women’s strawweight bout.
  • The first-ever Baddest Motherf*cker title defense, as BMF champion [autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag] welcomes back [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] to the lightweight division. Other key lightweight bouts go down, including [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Arman Tsarukyan[/autotag], [autotag]Jalin Turner[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Renato Moicano[/autotag], [autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag].
  • Highly-touted undefeated middleweight prospect [autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag]’s return to action. He takes on Cody Brundage in the opening bout of the pay-per-view main card. This will be Nickal’s third fight under the UFC banner.
  • Two-time PFL champion and two-time Judo Olympic gold medalist [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] makes her highly awaited UFC debut. She takes on former champion [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] at bantamweight – a division Harrison will be debuting in. Harrison has previously fought at 155 and 145 pounds.
  • Former UFC bantamweight champion [autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag] has moved up to featherweight. Veteran contender [autotag]Calvin Kattar[/autotag] welcomes him to the division.
  • To cap off the show, the panel will do a quick promo breakdown to hype up the four remaining bouts of the UFC 300 card. This includes [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Aleksandar Rakic[/autotag], [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Diego Lopes[/autotag], [autotag]Jessica Andrade[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Marina Rodriguez[/autotag], and [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Cody Garbrandt[/autotag].

[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=420030788]

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 300.

Why Jim Miller’s initial reaction to drawing Bobby Green at UFC 300 was, ‘Ah, come on!’

Jim Miller hesitated at first when he was offered Bobby Green at UFC 300.

[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] hesitated at first when he was offered [autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag] at UFC 300.

Miller (37-17 MMA, 26-16 UFC) takes on Green (31-15-1 MMA, 12-10-1 UFC) April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Miller’s hesitation had nothing to do with the stylistic matchup. It’s the fact that Green has withdrawn from three previously scheduled bouts against him – in April 2014 due to injury, in February 2021 after collapsing backstage post weigh-ins, and in July 2022 after failing a drug test.

“I think they wanted him to be my opponent because it’s a good fight,” Miller said on MMA Today. “It’s a good matchup. We’ve both been around for a long time. The first time we tried to make this fight was 2014, so obviously we’ve both been around for a bit. It was a little bit different than most of the time. Usually I get an email or a text message from Sean (Shelby) offering a name and a date. I got a phone call from Sean Shelby, Dana White and Hunter (Campbell), and Dana is like, ‘We’re trying to figure out an opponent for 300. What about Bobby Green?’

“My first initial reaction was like, ‘Ah, come on!’ Don’t give me the hiccups and potentially the missed opportunity to fight on 300 because maybe this fight is cursed – who knows? I’m not a superstitious guy, but like I’ve said, we’ve tried it a couple times. That was really it. Dana was like, ‘We like the fight. What do you think?’ I’m like, ‘Well listen, if you want the fight, I’ll take the fight – but just realize he’s pulled out three times.’ I don’t think Dana had realized that when they originally offered it. I like the fight. I like the style. I’ve been watching Bobby fight for years. So, yeah, it’s a fun fight.”

Perhaps the fourth time will be the charm, but the UFC’s all-time leader in fights and wins prides himself on accepting any matchup, and that’s not about to change.

“The reason I’m Jim ‘F*cking’ Miller is because I don’t say no,” Miller said. “I kind of screw myself sometimes, but yeah, that’s the way it is. They offered the fight, and I’m going to take it.”

[lawrence-related id=2712267,2712124,2709477,2708581]

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 300.

Video: Watch the UFC 300 Q&A with Justin Gaethje, Max Holloway, more

Watch the UFC 300 Q&A from Anaheim, Calif., featuring stars scheduled to compete at the milestone event.

Before the stars of UFC 298 step on the scale for ceremonial weigh-ins, the promotion will treat fans in attendance to a Q&A session with a few fighters from its upcoming April milestone event.

The UFC 300 Q&A takes place Friday at 7 p.m. ET at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Fighters expected to participate in the Q&A session are [autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag] and [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] who compete for the BMF title at the event. Former bantamweight champion [autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag] and UFC record holder [autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] will also particpate. The event will be moderated by UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik.

The UFC 300 pay-per-view event takes place April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Watch the UFC 300 Q&A session in the video above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 300.

Sorry, Jim Miller, Bruce Buffer is politely declining your ‘F*cking’ UFC 300 intro request

Bruce Buffer has thrown cold water on the idea of belting out “Jim ‘F*cking’ Miller” during his UFC 300 intro.

[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] got the spot on the historic UFC 300 card that he was pushing for, but it appears that’s where the fulfillment of his wishes will end.

Miller (37-17 MMA, 26-16 UFC) said earlier this month, prior to his most recent bout at UFC Fight Night 234, that he wanted [autotag]Bruce Buffer[/autotag] to introduce him as “Jim ‘F*cking’ Miller” when he steps into the octagon to take on Bobby Green at the April 13 event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

“Doing that in front of the T-Mobile full of fans would be awesome,” Miller said. “I think that would get me super fired up.”

The request gained plenty of traction online and excitement from Miller himself that it could happen. However, longtime octagon announcer Buffer isn’t sold.

“I don’t like cursing in my job,” Buffer told “The Schmozone” on ESPN Radio. “I respect Jim’s wishes. At this point, the answer is no. I’d go for Jim ‘Friggin’ Miller, maybe.”

Although Miller might not get his dream introduction in an arena full of fans, he might still get it at some point during UFC 300 as lead UFC play-by-play man Jon Anik chimed in after Buffer’s comments and indicated it could happen at official weigh-ins (via Instagram comments):

There is always the official weigh-in. 😏🤫

[lawrence-related id=2712226,2712130,2712139]

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 300.

MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for January: Jim Miller makes more history

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from January 2024.

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from January 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for January.

At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

* * * *

Nominees

Dana White: ‘Journeyman’ Jim Miller has made ‘millions of dollars’ in UFC, never would in boxing

According to Dana White, Jim Miller’s long-tenured UFC career has made him millions.

According to UFC CEO [autotag]Dana White[/autotag], [autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag]’s long-tenured career has made him millions.

Miller (37-17 MMA, 26-16 UFC) holds the UFC record for most fights and wins in company history. In his most recent outing, he submitted Gabriel Benitez at UFC Fight Night 234. The 40-year-old has competed 46 times in the octagon, earning $50,000 bonuses in 15 of his fights.

“When you become a world champion, you become a partner,” White said on “The TRUTH Podcast” with Vivek Ramaswamy. “When you got a belt, you share in the pay-per-view revenue. 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 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 meets Bobby Green (31-15-1 MMA, 12-10-1 UFC) April 13 at UFC 300 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. While Miller was never a household name among casual fans, White says a fighter like him never could have made that much money in boxing.

“He’s never made it to that level (of becoming 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 was.”

[lawrence-related id=2709477,2708581,2706496]

Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 15-21)

Check out the UFC, PFL, and Bellator fights that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC, PFL, and Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Jan. 15-21.

Jim Miller fires back at Daniel Cormier, who still isn’t sold on his UFC Hall of Fame worthiness

Jim Miller’s continuous winning ways won’t change Daniel Cormier’s mind on his status as a future UFC Hall of Famer.

[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag]’s continuous winning ways apparently won’t change [autotag]Daniel Cormier[/autotag]’s mind on his worthiness as a UFC Hall of Famer.

Miller (37-17 MMA, 26-16 UFC), 40, submitted Gabriel Benitez this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 234. He has won five of his past six fights, holding the UFC record for most fights and wins in company history. Cormier previously mentioned that he doesn’t think Miller’s career warrants a spot in the UFC Hall of Fame.

Prior to beating Benitez, Miller responded to Cormier’s snub.

“DC had 15 UFC fights and in his 15 UFC fights – granted he ended up getting the UFC title and stuff like that and double champ. In my first 15 fights we had the same exact record,” Miller said on UFC “Unfiltered.” “11-3 and one no contest.

“Here I am nearing the end of my third Daniel Cormier career, and my record is almost the same as my first. And in that time, every win that I’ve got is a finish. I’m still here, I’m still performing, I’m still a dangerous guy tripling the champ-champ, tripling his time in the octagon.”

Cormier argued that, while Miller’s longevity is impressive, he questions the quality of his wins.

“I still don’t know,” Cormier said on his ESPN show “DC & RC.” “I just don’t know when – we talked about this last year. All those records, look, I believe him being in the octagon 45 times, or 43 times, is going to stand the test of time. I don’t know that, as we go forward, there will be anyone that can compete at that level for as long as Jim Miller competes at that level. The wins, though, I do believe at a point will be topped.

“If you put people in the Hall of Fame based on those records and then they get topped, then what are they in the Hall of Fame for? Remember Cal Ripken, he played more games than anybody. He was called the ironman of baseball, and he wouldn’t miss games. They wouldn’t just put him in the Hall of Fame for being an ironman. He had to have the stats that also match. Jim Miller has won a lot of fights, but think about this: He has the most wins in UFC history with 26, he’s fought 43 times, he’s lost (16) times in the UFC.”

Miller’s win over Benitez hasn’t changed Cormier’s mind, either.

“I still don’t know that the win last weekend changes much,” Cormier added. “One of the guys who I trained with for a long time, Moggly Benitez is who he beat… If you lost two or three fights in a row, they (UFC) had the right to cut you. He’s lost four in a row. How often do you see someone lose four fights in a row and not get cut?

“He was kind of riding that border, riding that fine line. I do respect the hell out of everything he’s done, but I still don’t think that it’s a Hall of Fame career just because he truly never reached – as much as people want to talk about ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone being in the Hall of Fame, he fought for the title.”

Miller is still trucking. He got his wish by landing on UFC 300 as he meets Bobby Green (31-15-1 MMA, 12-10-1 UFC) in the April 13 pay-per-view view event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

[lawrence-related id=2708581,2708578,2709027]

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 300.

Jim Miller gets UFC 300 wish, fights fellow vet Bobby Green at historic event

It’s official. Jim Miller will fight at UFC 300 – but it won’t be against Paul Felder or Matt Brown.

[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] will fight at UFC 300, as expected – but not against either of the previously teased opponents. Enter [autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag].

As announced Tuesday by UFC CEO Dana White, Miller (37-17 MMA, 26-16 UFC) and Green (31-15-1 MMA, 12-10-1 UFC) will square off at the April 13 pay-per-view view event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Miller, 40, has won five of his most recent six outings. He competed Saturday at UFC Fight Night 234 and submitted Gabriel Benitez. After the fight, Miller name-dropped Paul Felder and Matt Brown, two veterans who displayed mutual interest in the suggested fight.

Pending an out-of-left-field return of Brock Lesnar, Miller will be the only fighter in UFC history to compete on UFC 100, UFC 200, and UFC 300. Miller has been a member of the UFC roster since 2008.

Green, 37, has been scheduled to fight Miller three times prior in the past. All three bouts were canceled due to Green withdrawals. A member of the UFC roster since 2013, Green has won two of his most recent three fights. He most recently competed in December when he was knocked out by Jalin Turner.

With the addition, the UFC 300 lineup includes:

  • Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway – for BMF title
  • Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan – for strawweight title
  • Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan
  • Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller
  • Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic
  • Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling
  • Cody Brundage vs. Bo Nickal

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 300.

5 biggest takeaways from UFC Fight Night 234: Is Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev a suitable UFC 300 headliner?

Analysis of the biggest storylines coming out of UFC Fight Night 234, including a potential Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev title fight.

What mattered most at UFC Fight Night 234 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings …