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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Jason "Mayhem" Miller has been fairly silent in the weeks since his loss to Michael Bisping at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale earlier this month. His performance drew heavy criticism from UFC President Dana White, who decried Miller's striking abilities and stated multiple times that he wasn't sure what Miller's future in the Octagon would be. Miller has now commented on the fight via his own site, and he's trying to find the positives in an otherwise negative situation. Here is part of what he had to say:
"I am very disappointed about [the fight], but have used the past couple weeks to reflect on everything and have come to some conclusions.
Dana White was right. He made some disparaging comments about my performance, and I agree with him. I displayed the worst of everything that night in the Octagon. I was tense in round one and I locked up after that. I didn't perform to my potential, and I take full responsibility for it. That wasn't a UFC caliber performance, and I'm not happy about it - I won't, however, write a worthless diatribe on myself, because that is not constructive. I elect instead to take this misstep and make something positive out of it...
I made a lot of mistakes in this story - during the camp, during the fight - but the key to living life is learning from your mistakes and making positive change. I feel very positive right now, and I hope you feel the same way, I would be absolutely nothing without persistence and positive thinking, and if there is anything i want you to take from my blog it is that mentality. I will continue on this amazing journey, looking to make the most epic stories that I can."
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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