{"id":129455,"date":"2015-02-13T12:21:26","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T20:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=129455"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:49:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:49:36","slug":"cole-miller-explains-dark-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/cole-miller-explains-dark-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Cole Miller Explains His &#8220;Dark Place&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/cole-miller-explains-dark-place\/cole-miller-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129456\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129456\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/COle-Miller.jpg\" alt=\"COle Miller\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/COle-Miller.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/COle-Miller-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/COle-Miller-585x305.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/COle-Miller-390x203.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen I go into training camp, I go into a very dark place. I put myself in the worst kind of spot, which is why I get so emotional after these fights are over with.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s the good days. When you get that glory and you do get that money, that\u2019s nice. But honestly, being able to take what you work so hard for and take what your coaches and your instructors are instructing you to do and being able to apply it at this level against guys that know what you\u2019re going to do to them, and you still do it anyway, that\u2019s the payoff.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen it\u2019s done, I\u2019m happy as hell. I\u2019ve got a paycheck and I\u2019m all happy if I can get out of a fight without needing surgery or having something broken on me. I don\u2019t like sounding angry all the time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>UFC featherweight Cole Miller talks about his mental state leading up to fight night, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\/news\/Cole-Miller-Making-that-Walk-Again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC.com<\/a>&#8216;s Thomas Gerbasi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>REPLAY! TEAM ALPHA MALE RADIO FEATURING URIJAH FABER. SEE WHAT ALL THE HYPE&#8217;S ABOUT:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mxyoGZ3WiqE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhen I go into training camp, I go into a very dark place. I put myself in the worst kind of spot, which is why I get so emotional after these fights are over with.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s the good days. When you get that glory and you do get that money, that\u2019s nice. 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