{"id":345209,"date":"2020-03-23T10:22:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T17:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=345209"},"modified":"2020-03-23T10:22:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T17:22:48","slug":"coach-din-thomas-leaves-american-top-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/coach-din-thomas-leaves-american-top-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Din Thomas leaves American Top Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Din Thomas, a long-serving coach at American Top Team in South Florida, has parted ways with the world famous MMA gym.<\/p>\n

Thomas announced his departure, which he says was amicable, to MMA Fighting<\/a>. The long-time coach says he now plans to train fighters as a head coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just feel like it\u2019s time for me to move on,\u201d Thomas, a former fighter, said. \u201cI was with them for 19 years. My justification is if Tom Brady can leave the Patriots after 20, I can leave ATT after 19. There\u2019s a lot of fighters I want to work with, and I can\u2019t get to them because of my affiliation. I want to be able to have more freedom to work with people and develop different people without having a structure behind me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a tough decision for me, because I love ATT \u2013 it\u2019s always been my family,\u201d Thomas added. \u201cIt\u2019s just I\u2019m getting older and I don\u2019t want to do it under that format any more. It\u2019s not bad terms, I just want more freedom to do my own thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

MMA Fighting also spoke with American Top Team owner Dan Lambert, who confirmed the split was amicable.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a great teammate and then a great coach,\u201d ATT owner Dan Lambert told MMA Fighting via text. \u201cI\u2019m sure he will be very successful regardless of the path he is choosing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Din Thomas is already the handler for former UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley, and he intends to expand his roster of students over the coming months. He also intends to launch an online training program.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf they don\u2019t get better, that\u2019s my fault, and I take responsibility for that,\u201d he said. \u201cIf they get better, I did my job correctly. I\u2019m not afraid of that responsibility.”<\/p>\n

Which fighters do you think would benefit from the tutelage of Din Thomas?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 3\/23\/2020. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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