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That was prime Jim Miller, who was ranked top 5 at the time I believe.
Oliviera's biggest issue is simply that he got pushed too hard too fast. He was young and they were feeding him to lions.
He seems like he's overcome the mental aspect. He doesn't crumble under pressure anymore, and it looks like he has a damn good chin. He's gotten better at reacting to getting hit.
Was Miller ranked that high at the time? I love Miller but didn’t know he’d at one been been that close to a title shot
Yeah. Dude faced some animals and I think it gave him some doubts as to his skills. Like a talented young QB seeing ghosts after bad O-line play and no longer has that needed confidence so just checks it down all the time. This 8 fight win streak that started with some lower guys was great for him and he’s come into his own
Also was stupid for killing his body to cut to featherweight for so long


