{"id":297644,"date":"2019-01-09T09:39:11","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T17:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=297644"},"modified":"2019-01-09T09:39:11","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T17:39:11","slug":"din-thomas-and-joe-rogan-discuss-the-importance-of-telling-fighters-when-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/din-thomas-and-joe-rogan-discuss-the-importance-of-telling-fighters-when-to-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"Din Thomas and Joe Rogan discuss the importance of telling fighters when to retire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Din Thomas, one of the coaches at American Top Team, and a former fighter himself, says he has no problem telling his fighters when it&#8217;s time to hang up the gloves. Thomas opened up on the topic in a conversation with Joe Rogan on the Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/iTLbaarXoW8<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m pretty honest with them,\u201d Din Thomas told Joe Rogan on the show (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/01\/att-coach-din-thomas-no-problem-urging-fighters-retire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie<\/a>). \u201cI\u2019m pretty honest. I\u2019m like, \u2018Man, this ain\u2019t for you no more.\u2019 I always have to tell them if I feel like it\u2019s going to effect them physically and hurt them by continuing to fight, I tell them, \u2018You need to stop.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Thomas added that, most of the time, fighters will heed is advice on the topic, but if they refuse to, he&#8217;s ok with stepping away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore often than not they kind of listen,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cThey kind of know and they just needed somebody else to say it. And I\u2019m willing to tell them. I always try to tell them. And if they don\u2019t want to do it, I can\u2019t be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think coaches like Din Thomas should take more responsibility in telling their fighters when it&#8217;s time to retire from competition?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 1\/9\/2019.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Din Thomas, one of the coaches at American Top Team, and a former fighter himself, says he has no problem telling his fighters when it&#8217;s time to hang up the gloves. 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