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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"People always ask for Pat [Miletich's] secret ingredient. There wasn't no secret ingredient. That's why I made that comment about our "supposed leader." There was no one leader man. We all did it together. Jeremy Horn was the leader when it comes down to it. We all ran after that guy. We all said 'teach us coach.'... They're all gone [now]. There was Pat, but Pat is too busy trying to make cash, making a living. He ain't coaching people. Everyone always thought Pat had a magical touch and was teaching us all these magical things. No he wasn't. No. Never. Never ever. It was a great combination of things that left. Jeremy left, Matt left, Robbie left. Matt Pena left. Everybody grew up more or less. We weren't there anymore. And that's why the great experiment is over.... If there is a key ingredient, and Pat Miletich was teaching it, then that key ingredient would still be there. Correct? The young bucks would still be coming. Correct? I wasn't trying to talk mess about Pat himself. I'm just ready to go. I'm 34 years old. How long was I supposed to stay there? I hadn't been home in 10 years. I'm tired. I want to build my own gym. I want to build my own fighters. It's my time."
-Jens Pulver talks to Jonathan Snowden at UGO.com about the head of his former gym in Pat Miletich and what he feels is the misconception of Miletich's influence on the team.
Penick's Analysis: Jens has a bit of a chip on his shoulders these days, it seems. But there is something to be said for what Pulver is talking about here in regards to Miletich, as there has been a mass exodus of that successful early years crew. There are plenty of fighters still involved with Pat that might disagree with Jens' assessment of things, but of course these are things as he sees them. Perhaps he's just irritated with hearing the same question. Whatever it is, he is certainly to a point with six losses in seven fights that he knows to keep fighting he's got to buckle down and get it done, which he's looking to do this Saturday at WEC 47. He said in that quote that he's tired, and just reading it he sounds tired. Hopefully he can get back some of what he's been missing in his last handful of fights this weekend.
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