{"id":156410,"date":"2015-07-20T11:56:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T18:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=156410"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:37:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:37:33","slug":"ufc-vet-din-thomas-happy-with-new-fight-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/ufc-vet-din-thomas-happy-with-new-fight-life\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Vet Din Thomas Happy With New Fight Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/3245yrthfgbcv.png\" alt=\"3245yrthfgbcv\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/3245yrthfgbcv.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/3245yrthfgbcv-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/3245yrthfgbcv-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/3245yrthfgbcv-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[ooyala code=&#8221;x4bzBmdjqWQKh9eNTxqFoW21HRIcfV6x&#8221; player_id=&#8221;bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2&#8243; width=&#8221;640&#8243; height=&#8221;360&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221; autoplay=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been retired for about two years now and I&#8217;ve transitioned into doing a lot of coaching. 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I&#8217;m really happy about that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I continue to keep moving forward and stay relevant in this game.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a long time since we&#8217;ve heard from UFC veteran fan-favorite Din Thomas, who at the pinnacle of his fighting career was considered the best lightweight fighter in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Now, retired for two-years, the American Top Team coach talks to BJPENN.COM&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/layziethesavage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Layzie The Savage<\/a>, about several topics in MMA.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ooyala code=&#8221;x4bzBmdjqWQKh9eNTxqFoW21HRIcfV6x&#8221; player_id=&#8221;bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2&#8243; width=&#8221;640&#8243; height=&#8221;360&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221; autoplay=&#8221;true&#8221;] &#8220;I&#8217;ve been retired for about two years now and I&#8217;ve transitioned into doing a lot of coaching. 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