Jens Pulver has some thoughts about Miletich Fighting Systems

Jens Pulver may be facing retirement this Saturday night when he fights Javier Vazquez. That's what happens when you are 1-6 in your past seven fights. With the end potentially around the corner Pulver spoke to Jonathan Snowden and tried to clear some air regarding the history of Pat Miletich and Miletich Fighting Systems:

Snowden: "Was there something special Pat was teaching there that made the team so successful?"

Pulver: "People always ask for Pat'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.'"

Snowden: "You recently walked away from Iowa and Miletich.  Is that part of the plan for a life after fighting?"

Pulver: "I want to push the amateur end of it.  Legitimate amateur competition, not pro rules they call 'amateur' so the promoter pimp doesn't have to pay the fighter trick. They've got to stop exploiting the fighter. I want to clean up my sport as well."

Snowden:  "What is your relationship like with Pat today?  Have you fallen out with all the guys on the old team?"

Pulver: "How could I have a falling out?  Fallen out with who?  There is nobody.  They're all gone.  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." 

Snowden: "So, there was no magical Miletich secret?"

Pulver:  "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."

WKR has heard rumblings of discontent from former MFS fighters and there was the public fracture between Drew McFedries and Miletich.

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