Before becoming a full-time coach at ATT, he had been partially affiliated with the team and its athletes since 2001. [13] As of November 30, 2007, the Assistant State Attorney's office decided not to file formal charges against Thomas and filed paperwork dismissing the charge on which he was arrested. Edit. Thomas had signed with Shine Fights and was expected to make his debut against Ricardo Mayorga on May 15 in Fayetteville, North Carolina but it was canceled after Don King was granted an injunction preventing Mayorga from fighting. Kenny Florian choked out Din Thomas to continue his march back to lightweight title contention, 13 years ago at UFC Fight Night 11. When he was 12 Thomas moved to Port St. Lucie, Florida, and attended Port St. Lucie High School. His fight against George Sheppard was scheduled to be the main event of Fight Time 7: The Return of Din Thomas. https://mmabouts.fandom.com/wiki/Din_Thomas_vs._Matt_Serra?oldid=24358. In the third preliminary bout of the evening, Matt Serra's hand was the one raised in victory, while opponent Din Thomas stood in absolute shock. He shares what it w… The two have faced off in the octagon as well. Thomas was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 where he defeated Mikey Burnett in the first round, before losing to training partner Chris Lytle by decision in the semi-finals. [11] In March 2020, Thomas announced that he had departed from ATT in order to pursue his own MMA camp. [5][6] His most recent UFC fight was a unanimous decision loss to Josh Neer at UFC Fight Night 13. The Assistant D.A. The young Thomas was charged with battery and had to spend his weekends in prison for the next year. [1], Thomas is married and has a son named Ethon.[12]. UFC president Dana White, former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra, and former lightweight standout Din Thomas are all in Dubai for Saturday’s UFC 242, which features the highly anticipated lightweight unification match between champion Khabib … MMABouts Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The “Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight” crew is in Abu Dhabi for a special week getting prepared for the epic UFC 242 card. Thomas wins via split decision. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Then, Din Thomas joins the program. 300px. We called Din Thomas … Matt Hughes and Matt Serra have been at each other’s throats for several years now. The fight was part of a tournament to determine the new UFC Lightweight Champion. Thomas returned at UFC 33, defeating Fabiano Iha by unanimous decision. Soon, Matt Serra had heard enough and told Joshua Fabia exactly how he felt about him while showing a ton of respect to his fighter Diego Sanchez. He also appeared in the 2007 Gotham Award-nominated independent feature film Loren Cass which had its United States premiere at Dennis Hopper's CineVegas Film Festival and its international premiere in the prestigious Filmmakers of the Present competition at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland. Thomas returned at the finale on November 11, 2006, to face Rich Clementi, winning via rear naked choke in the second round. This would be Thomas' last UFC fight for 3 years. As for the fight itself, Sera continues to strengthen his standup efforts and displayed a relentless spirit in his pursuit to get his opponent to the ground. He has followed that up with TKO wins over Gabe Lemley and Dustin Pague. Overturned by the PSAC. At UFC 39, Thomas faced Japanese superstar Caol Uno in a rematch. BJ Penn vs. Caol Uno Ends in a Draw; Matt Lindland def Phil Baroni Unanimous Dec; V. Matyushenko def Pedro Rizzo Unanimous Dec; Din Thomas def Matt Serra Split Dec; Gan McGee def Alexandre Dantas KO/TKO, 4:49 R1; Yves Edwards def Rich Clementi Sub, 4:07 R3 Friend of the show Din Thomas joins Jim and Matt to discuss everything that happened at UFC 261 this past Saturday! Din Thomas vs. Matt Serra. Lightweight Fight. After the interviews, they decide that for the welterweights they will pair Din Thomas vs. Chris Lytle and Shonie Carter vs. Matt Serra, and for the middleweights they will pair Edwin Dewees vs. Patrick Côté and Travis Lutter vs. Pete Sell. Thomas Matt SERRA Hughes def. A new episode of Dana White: Lookin’ FWD to a Fight – Return to Fight Island hit the stream today, featuring UFC President, Hall of Famer Matt Serra and Din Thomas as they get Middle Easter cooking lesson, go on a flight simulator and receive an unsolicited criticism from a … UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament Semifinalist, "Din Thomas departs American Top Team, plans to groom more fighters", "Report: UFC Cuts Thomas, Speer, and Hironaka", "UFC Vet Din Thomas Injured in Car Accident, Misses Main Event Return", "Din Thomas: The Coaching Mindset From One of the Best", "Din Thomas - A Veteran's Journey Continues this Thursday", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Din_Thomas&oldid=1017687289, American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters, Articles with dead external links from October 2017, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2008, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, World Extreme Fighting 7: Stomp in the Swamp, World Extreme Fighting Lightweight Championship (Three times), Reality Super Fighting Lightweight Championship (Two times), ISCF World Lightweight Championship (One time), This page was last edited on 14 April 2021, at 03:36. Kenny Florian, Matt Serra, and Din Thomas blast Ronda Rousey's head coach for not preparing her properly for UFC 207. After his loss to Neer, Thomas decided to drop a weight class to featherweight (145 lbs). Serra UFC 41: Onslaught Penn drew … Penn, where he lost by TKO (strikes) in the first round. Din Yero Thomas (born September 28, 1976) is a retired American mixed martial artist who … More Matt Serra vs Din Thomas News. [citation needed] This caused Serra to be declared the winner by decision, but the mistake was discovered and Thomas and his team were notified of the change, giving Thomas the split decision victory. Further inspection revealed that he had transposed his scoring in the final round, accidentally giving Serra's column the winning score of ten instead of its intended slot to Thomas. Matt Serra: Din Thomas; 46: age: 5'6" height: Thomas made his UFC debut at UFC 32, in a fight against future UFC Lightweight and Welterweight champion B.J. Edit source History Talk (0) Share. Now well into his thirties, Din Thomas began fighting professionally in 1998. AL: By the time St-Pierre made his UFC debut in January 2004, Serra had already been involved in some memorable octagon scraps. Matt Serra Din Thomas 0 0 26 29 1 0 0 0 UFC 41: Onslaught Feb. 28, 2003 S-DEC 3 5:00 loss. He was released from his UFC contract after this fight.[7]. For the Pure MMA Featherweight Championship. Thomas has acted in local independent films, portraying The Fight Kid in Chris Fuller's Loren Cass and Reverend Pierce in Natalie, Queen of Scots. [10], Besides his own professional mixed martial artist career, Thomas has been coaching since the early days of MMA. Listen online, no signup necessary. Khabib Crashes The Schmos Interview with Matt Serra & Din Thomas screenshots, Khabib Crashes The Schmos Interview with Matt Serra & Din Thomas thumbnails, Khabib Crashes The Schmos Interview with Matt Serra & Din Thomas images Read More; Forgotten Fights of Yesteryear: Matt Serra vs. Din Thomas Four Best Matt Serra Podcasts For 2021. They booed till their faces turned blue, as American Top Team led Thomas from the arena backstage Judge Doc Hamilton immediately went to the commission's table, sure that something was off after hearing the announced scores. Din literally only had 24-hours-notice to go with us to LA. Thomas was arrested on October 30, 2007, on a charge of "felony prohibited competitions" in Port St. Lucie, Florida at his training gym. Serra’s own debut ended in disaster after he got cracked by a Shonie Carter spinning backfist with less than 10 seconds remaining in their fight, and after bouncing back with a couple of solid wins, he was outpointed in back-to-back fights against Thomas sports extremely high level Jiu-Jitsu among his best fighting attributes. Thomas flirted with baseball and football growing up, but ultimately did not have a serious interest in team sports because he did not like negatively affecting his teammates. For this era of MMA, the result was about … The Schmo interviews Din Thomas & Hall of Famer Matt Serra in the W Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Fabia has engaged in arguments with a … stated if the fighter or participants were students of Thomas' school, and the purpose of the school is to teach martial arts, then they meet the exception to the law.[14]. Iha Uno def. A few weeks before his 18th birthday, Thomas' life changed drastically. In the Ultimate Fighting Championships, Thomas is a UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament Semifinalist. He debuted at featherweight against Dustin Pieken securing a triangle choke in the first round. UFC president Dana White, former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra, and former lightweight standout Din Thomas are all in Dubai for Saturday’s UFC 242, which features the highly anticipated lightweight unification match between champion Khabib … Matt Serra vs Din Thomas March 1, 2003 Atlantic City, NJ none. [9], On January 2, 2014, Thomas announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. Date: March 1, 2003. First, "Sugar" Sean O'Malley joins the show ahead of his bout against Thomas Almeida at UFC 260 this Saturday. The video goes back to late September, with Serra and Thomas as they attend a catered party on a private … Din THOMAS Thomas def. Thomas owned multiple MMA and jiu-jitsu schools until he was recruited to become one of the primary coaches at American Top Team in 2015. The “Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight” crew is in Abu Dhabi for a special week getting prepared for the epic UFC 242 card. Serra had been awarded the majority decision, but again the crowd new best. This fight would prove somewhat controversial, due to one of the judges mistakenly placing the score he assigned to Thomas in the column reserved for Serra. Serra vs. GSP lasted under four minutes and ended with an amazing TKO victory for the Long Islander. Din Thomas official Sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the Featherweight fighter from United States. After three rounds, Thomas lost by unanimous decision. The Schmo interviews Din Thomas & Hall of Famer Matt Serra in the W Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Lytle Penn def. 300px. He holds a Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Liborio and currently runs two successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA academies in Port St. Lucie, Florida. That guy put us in that spot, because he threatened to walk off the show. matt serra vs. din thomas matt serra vs. ivan menjivar matt serra vs. karo parisyan matt serra vs. pete spratt matt serra vs. shonie carter ii matt serra vs. chris lytle matt serra vs. georges st. pierre matt serra vs. georges st. pierre ii matt serra vs. takanori gomi matt serra vs. jj machado matt serra vs. According to Din Thomas, Fabia continued to dig away at Serra about how he wasn’t getting enough respect from the MMA Media and that somehow Matt was a part of all of this. First, Matt addresses the leg injury Chris Weidman sustained in his match against Uriah Hall, and gives props to Anthony Smith for his victory over Jimmy Crute to open the card. He was once considered one of the best lightweights in the world following wins over Matt Serra, Rich Clementi, Clay Guida, and Jeremy Stephens. Serra had been awarded the majority decision, but again the crowd new best. Chris Lytle defeated Din Thomas via unanimous decision after three rounds. Latest was Sean OMalley and Gillian Robertson Coach Din Thomas. (To his credit, he did not stop.) He started coaching at Mike Metzger’s Internal Power Karate School in 1999. Jim and Matt dissect all the action from Saturday's card, including Brunson's dominant performance over "Big Mouth" Kevin Holland, on today's episode of UFC Unfiltered! Friend of the show Din Thomas joins Jim and Matt to discuss everything that happened at UFC 261 this past Saturday! [8], Thomas was scheduled to return after a nearly two-year-long layoff Oct. 7, 2011, at Fight Time 7 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a promotion headed up by his American Top Team boxing trainer, Howard Davis Jr. Setting a precedent for the sport, the New Jersey State Athletic Commission deemed the decision be reversed, and UFC president Dana White personally reported the change to Thomas and his team. [3], Thomas was born in Wilmington, Delaware, where he lived until he was 12 years old. The new episode of Dana White: Lookin’ FWD to a Fight has been released, featuring UFC President, Hall of Famer Matt Serra and Din Thomas. Dana White Lookin’ for a Fight, Episo... Jun 28, 2016 No No Comments 1597 Views The film was released in theaters and on DVD in 2009 by Kino International. Doctors said in his takedown attempt that Thomas tore his meniscus and stretched his PCL. Din Yero Thomas (born September 28, 1976) is a retired American mixed martial artist who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. Din Thomas did not feel the need to go for Matt Serra's assistance when the latter was confronted by Joshua Fabia in 2020. Before all that and after Matt Serra lost a split decision to Din Thomas at UFC 41 in 2003, Hughes approached Serra at a bar and the two seemed to strike up a friendship and agreed to train together. Thomas was then defeated via submission (rear naked choke) by future UFC lightweight title challenger Kenny Florian after injuring his knee in a takedown attempt while headlining the main event at UFC Fight Night 11. His next fight was a split decision victory over future UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra at UFC 41. First, Matt addresses the leg injury Chris Weidman sustained in his match against Uriah Hall, and gives props to Anthony Smith for his victory over Jimmy Crute to open the card. Jan 3, 2017 by Jim Edwards We may be a few days passed UFC 207 and Ronda Rousey's latest demise, but still the post-fight assessments rumble on. Din Thomas, Matt Serra and UFC President Dana White hit Los Angeles to try their hands at stand-up comedy. He had recently broken up with his girlfriend, and in a fit of rage beat up her new boyfriend at her house. Matt Serra official Sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and … Guida Thomas def. Before entering the UFC, Thomas held a 12–1 MMA record including wins over future UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver and Dokonjonosuke Mishima, with his only loss coming to future UFC lightweight title challenger Caol Uno. In the third preliminary bout of the evening, Matt Serra's hand was the one raised in victory, while opponent Din Thomas stood in absolute shock. Thomas simply would not budge, and although he played a relatively cautious game, he had his moments--dominating the second round with close-range hooks and eking out the third using punches with his formidable reach. [2] Thomas holds notable victories of (UFC Lightweight Champion) Jens Pulver, (UFC Welterweight Champion) Matt Serra, and (Strikeforce Lightweight Champion) Clay Guida. sportskeeda.com - Din Thomas did not feel the need to go for Matt Serra's assistance when the latter was confronted by Joshua Fabia in 2020. Topics include: - Watching fights with Khabib on Lookin’ For a Fight - GSP fight with Matt Serra - Khabib vs GSP - Matt Serra vs Diego Sanchez Trainer - Dana White Behind The Scenes - Breaking Down UFC Title Fights Graphics: @jamescdzn Business Inquiries: inquiry@theschmo312.com Soon, he turned his attention to jiu-jitsu and began training in a small academy near his home.[4]. So, that’s what happened. Of special note, both fighters remained consummate professionals, even when a fireworks display atop the entrance ramp accidentally went off amidst their fight. But Thomas was in a car accident prior to the event and had to be hospitalized for his injuries. The… Serra Serra def. Ufc 39, Thomas decided to drop a weight class to featherweight ( 145 lbs ) faced Japanese superstar Uno. Bout against Thomas Almeida at UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament Semifinalist Dustin Pague 18th birthday, Thomas faced Japanese Caol... 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