Gillian Robertson isn't giving much credence to Din Thomas' apology.
Robertson, 31, suffered a unanimous decision loss to Mackenzie Dern in her bid for the UFC strawweight ***** le this past Saturday at UFC 330. It was Robertson's first UFC ***** le bout and came on the heels of a five-fight win streak that saw her claim the organization's all-time women's record for submission wins and pull into a tie for the most finishes in UFC women's history.
In the hours after Robertson's loss, her longtime coach Thomas — who also works as a broadcast ***** yst for Paramount+ — appeared on the UFC 330 post-show and proclaimed that Robertson had gone "as far as she can go" in her career, and thus Thomas, 49, was announcing his retirement from cornering fighters.
The remarks generated an immediate and intense backlash from both fighters and fans in the MMA community. Thomas subsequently issued a public apology Monday on his "Deep Waters" podcast, calling his comments "completely irresponsible."
"It was despicable," Thomas said. "I shouldn't have done it. I should have waited until maybe even today — a different time — rather than take away her moment."
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Robertson, 31, suffered a unanimous decision loss to Mackenzie Dern in her bid for the UFC strawweight ***** le this past Saturday at UFC 330. It was Robertson's first UFC ***** le bout and came on the heels of a five-fight win streak that saw her claim the organization's all-time women's record for submission wins and pull into a tie for the most finishes in UFC women's history.
In the hours after Robertson's loss, her longtime coach Thomas — who also works as a broadcast ***** yst for Paramount+ — appeared on the UFC 330 post-show and proclaimed that Robertson had gone "as far as she can go" in her career, and thus Thomas, 49, was announcing his retirement from cornering fighters.
The remarks generated an immediate and intense backlash from both fighters and fans in the MMA community. Thomas subsequently issued a public apology Monday on his "Deep Waters" podcast, calling his comments "completely irresponsible."
"It was despicable," Thomas said. "I shouldn't have done it. I should have waited until maybe even today — a different time — rather than take away her moment."
#apology #time #fighters
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