Gillian Robertson fell quick in her bid for UFC gold this previous Saturday, and now her head coach has retired from cornering.
Din Thomas, a famend MMA coach and UFC on Paramount+ analyst, appeared on the UFC 330 post-fight present after Robertson was defeated by ladies’s strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern. Thomas introduced that his time cornering athletes is over (by way of MMAFighting).
“For my announcement — I do have an announcement for you guys — I informed myself I might proceed to do that till I took Gillian so far as she might go; I feel that is perhaps so far as she will go, and I’m formally retiring from cornering fighters tonight. I’m doing the Matt Serra: I’m now not cornering fighters,” Thomas mentioned.
Thomas would’ve been utterly achieved sooner, however he wished to teach Robertson for the most important bout of her prizefighting profession.
“It’s simply, I informed myself that I might do that along with her, I might see her journey out, and take her so far as I feel she will go. And this is perhaps so far as she will go,” Thomas mentioned. “Hear, I’m the host of Deep Waters now [laughs]. …
Whereas Thomas gained’t be giving nook recommendation to anybody transferring ahead, he nonetheless plans on mentoring some fighters.
“I’ll nonetheless work with guys; it’s only a matter of happening that street with cornering. It’s a whole lot of work. It’s a whole lot of work, it’s a whole lot of stress. It’s a whole lot of work; you’ve bought to be there all week.”
Some have criticized Thomas for the timing of his retirement announcement, and have even scolded him for seemingly saying that Robertson has peaked. Even UFC play-by-play ace Jon Anik took concern with the best way Thomas dealt with his exit from cornering.
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