Dam, this can’t be good for Din, or for our beloved sport…why would someone do some dum isht like this??!

I like Din, but this is a dumbass move on his part

Everybody needs to make a living. I hope they don’t make him out to look like Michael Vick.

I really feel bad for the guy. Blown knee and now this

Poor Din

O Well He’s A Dumb Ass To Be Doing It In The First Place

Why dont they santion amatur fights.. just make it 2, 5 min rounds.. or something.. fell bad for din….but he should of known better.. at least he aint gonna be a bitch in jail..

din you are clearly a doodoo head on this one, you have left me extremely shamefaced.

I guess this all comes back to how much these fighters are getting paid in the first place… then with lenghty injuries, real bad shame.

And unlike a lot of other sport I doubt many of these fighters are making money when they don’t fight.

What is likley to happen to him, anyone know?

Damn, Din. I wonder what is the maximum penalty for this and if he’s automatically dropped from UFC.

He’s no Kimbo Slice.

[quote comment=”201177″]I guess this all comes back to how much these fighters are getting paid in the first place… then with lenghty injuries, real bad shame.

And unlike a lot of other sport I doubt many of these fighters are making money when they don’t fight.

What is likley to happen to him, anyone know?[/quote]

He broke the law, i love to play golf and am pretty good at it, but i can’t make a living playing golf so i did what millions of americans do, i got a job, and his dumbass should to if he can’t support himself!

I feel a man in his position in MMA..a 10yr vet.
should be using more of his brain outside the cage/ring.

What are you doing Din?? for sure not good exposure. he got pinched..he should of known better.

Lol… “The first rule of Fight Club is…”

no sympathy here….like seriously, gotta be smarter than this!…i hope it doesn’t hurt ufc etc.

Thanks Din. God I hate this guy… I never liked his mouth or his attitude towards other fighters, always looking down on people. This is just what the sport needs, a f***ing Micheal Vick…

[quote comment=”201179″]He’s no Kimbo Slice.[/quote]
That was his problem. He set up a makeshift ring instead of doing it in some dude’s back yard. That’s how a [edited: brotha] eats.

I like Din. He’s exceptionally talented. He has that natural born talent that very few people are born with. This is very infortunate. Too bad he couldn’t just play it off as if it was a ‘public-sparring practice’ or something.

[quote post=”3735″]at least he aint gonna be a bitch in jail.. [/quote]

Very true. Very true.

This doesn’t hurt the sport. Maybe if Dana was conducting these fights illegaly. This just gives the sport a chance to show its credibility by being able to point it’s finger and say “the UFC(or other promotion) is legal and sanctioned, we dont condone illegal fights, we are a legitimate sport with rules and procedures.

A brotha’s gotta eat…

Does this hurt the UFC?
/Dana/- “Are you serious? Fxck a Din Thomas, he’s nothing, i pay him nothing along with anyone else from TUF. How he makes a living is his own problem, This sport is growing and expanding and I got to find new ways not to pay these guys. Guys like Din Thomas need to start winning and maybe I’ll pay them, if they don’t, there gone. The beauty of TUF is that I’ll have legions of fighters for free.”

[quote comment=”201182″]Lol… “The first rule of Fight Club is…”[/quote]

You beat me to it.

I don’t believe this incident deserves in any way to be linked to M.Vick and dog fighting. Dogfighing is inhumane and immoral even if it were santioned by the NSAC. And I’m not black, but I’d think one who compared these two events shouldn’t do so.

This is hillarious, I mean I feel bad for Din Thomas, but come on.
Illegal Fighting?

*rolls eyes*

[quote comment=”201202″]Does this hurt the UFC?
/Dana/- “Are you serious? Fxck a Din Thomas, he’s nothing, i pay him nothing along with anyone else from TUF. How he makes a living is his own problem, This sport is growing and expanding and I got to find new ways not to pay these guys. Guys like Din Thomas need to start winning and maybe I’ll pay them, if they don’t, there gone. The beauty of TUF is that I’ll have legions of fighters for free.”[/quote]

Did Dana really say that, or are you speculating? If he did please provide a source, wow.

[quote comment=”201209″][quote comment=”201202″]Does this hurt the UFC?
/Dana/- “Are you serious? Fxck a Din Thomas, he’s nothing, i pay him nothing along with anyone else from TUF. How he makes a living is his own problem, This sport is growing and expanding and I got to find new ways not to pay these guys. Guys like Din Thomas need to start winning and maybe I’ll pay them, if they don’t, there gone. The beauty of TUF is that I’ll have legions of fighters for free.”[/quote]

Did Dana really say that, or are you speculating? If he did please provide a source, wow.[/quote]
I think that non-quote is a big pile of bull-plop.

hey guys — arrested is not convicted. we don’t know the full story, so how about the benefit of the doubt?

[quote comment=”201202″]Does this hurt the UFC?
/Dana/- “Are you serious? Fxck a Din Thomas, he’s nothing, i pay him nothing along with anyone else from TUF. How he makes a living is his own problem, This sport is growing and expanding and I got to find new ways not to pay these guys. Guys like Din Thomas need to start winning and maybe I’ll pay them, if they don’t, there gone. The beauty of TUF is that I’ll have legions of fighters for free.”[/quote]

TRUE THAT!!1

[quote comment=”201211″][quote comment=”201209″][quote comment=”201202″]Does this hurt the UFC?
/Dana/- “Are you serious? Fxck a Din Thomas, he’s nothing, i pay him nothing along with anyone else from TUF. How he makes a living is his own problem, This sport is growing and expanding and I got to find new ways not to pay these guys. Guys like Din Thomas need to start winning and maybe I’ll pay them, if they don’t, there gone. The beauty of TUF is that I’ll have legions of fighters for free.”[/quote]

Did Dana really say that, or are you speculating? If he did please provide a source, wow.[/quote]
I think that non-quote is a big pile of bull-plop.[/quote]

im sorry, this is just a figment of my imagination. dana would never say or do anything like that, he takes care of his fighters.

[quote comment=”201209″][quote comment=”201202″]Does this hurt the UFC?
/Dana/- “Are you serious? Fxck a Din Thomas, he’s nothing, i pay him nothing along with anyone else from TUF. How he makes a living is his own problem, This sport is growing and expanding and I got to find new ways not to pay these guys. Guys like Din Thomas need to start winning and maybe I’ll pay them, if they don’t, there gone. The beauty of TUF is that I’ll have legions of fighters for free.”[/quote]

Did Dana really say that, or are you speculating? If he did please provide a source, wow.[/quote]

I bet if there was a tag to use online that highlighted your text pink, and a voice in the background yelling “SARCASM!” that idiots would still not get it.

And is there anything else officially released on this? I saw somewhere that it was a free exhibition match with students or something.

If people didn’t pay to get in/gamble on the fights, couldn’t it just fall under a training session open for public viewing?

He should sport the jumpsuit more often. LOOKIN GOOD!!

What if it was a grudge fight between 2 guys and all their friends watched?

Is that illegal?

What if it was just a sparing session?

God, I hate cops……..I bet they felt all tingley insid when they went and tattled about the fight. Bunch of lard donut eaters is what they are.

Looks like Dinyero got caught trying to make some easy dinero. Sorry guys I couldn’t help myself.

dont judge him until at least you hear his side of the story.
I’m sure it was just a sparring match at an “open house” for new customers.
And he’s black so thats not gonna help him in court. I’ve heard florida is pretty racist.
Good luck Din

oh i used the “B” word again, hope i dont get censored

Hey, Cops are here to serve and protect. I love cops. Part of the reason fights need to be sanctioned is for the fighters protection. No medic on hand i’m sure…Illegal betting….Worked up crowd….What if someone got permanently injured and sued?….Sanctioned fights have INSURANCE. What kind of security would this type of thing have? A bunch of cocky MMA fighters acting like bouncers? Bad Idea all the way around.

150 people is not just a few friends watching. I’m one of the most popular people in California and i cant get 150 people to watch me do anything; other than people watching the technical precision of my donkey punch.

wow that is stupid. who cares if he did it?

[quote comment=”201202″]Does this hurt the UFC?
/Dana/- “Are you serious? Fxck a Din Thomas, he’s nothing, i pay him nothing along with anyone else from TUF. How he makes a living is his own problem, This sport is growing and expanding and I got to find new ways not to pay these guys. Guys like Din Thomas need to start winning and maybe I’ll pay them, if they don’t, there gone. The beauty of TUF is that I’ll have legions of fighters for free.”[/quote]

ahahahaha

it makes the whole sport look bad!

I love the Florian fight, Din is so friggin overrated… man he’s been in this sport forever and he’s still crap!

haha,
In this mug-shot Din looks like Charles “Krazy horse” Bennett.
I scrolled down and saw the picture and i was like, “aw what did the Horse do now?” Then looked closer and realized it was Din, haha lol.

He is a good fighter and a vet in MMA, but what a dumb move on his behalf.

[quote comment=”201195″]I like Din. He’s exceptionally talented. He has that natural born talent that very few people are born with. This is very infortunate. Too bad he couldn’t just play it off as if it was a ‘public-sparring practice’ or something.

[quote post=”3735″]at least he aint gonna be a bitch in jail.. [/quote]

Very true. Very true.[/quote]

What is all that!!!! Why all the ass raping in US jails? WTF! There is none of that shit in the UK. But in the US you practically have weddings in prison. All wrong all wrong.

And to Larry the golf player… I wasn’t condoning Din’s actions, just making a point. I agree with you in that he should have been doing something else to raise funds.

Port Saint Lucie in the news again. I live there and haven’t heard shit about illegal fighting. Din please keep me informed next time.

[quote comment=”201179″]He’s no Kimbo Slice.[/quote]

Why hasn’t Kimbo slice entered the octagon… That would be hillarious

Randy for ufc Prez.

I think he should have known better. He’s MMA’s Michael Vick now.

Wow! What ever happened to innocent before being found guilty? Do ANY of you know the facts?

Here is a fact: The Port St Lucie Police were THERE and WATCHED the matches…….they did NOT arrest Din or anyone else there at the time. They have ability to do so and chose NOT to! No warrant needed at that point……they were already inside the premises and had every right to charge him then and there……

All of this talk of “Fight Club” is just silly.

Sorry, no “Underground” Fighting Club…..hate to disappoint everyone!

Here is the deal. These were “Smoker” matches and it appears that many of the MMA Schools in Florida have been doing them for quite some time WITHOUT any of them being arrested, BUT Din!

It takes two weeks to get a warrant for what? Think about it……..if the Police were standing around watching cars being chopped up and they thought it was a chop-shop, do they really need a warrant in order to arrest anyone there? NO!

I keep seeing those comments by people without using their real names, like “Din can’t fight” etc…….man up and use your real names……better yet, see if you can’t challenge him in a “Licensed Event” and then come back and tell everybody how it went.

Amazing how brave people are behind little usernames but appear to be afraid to use their real names.

Pathetic.

How about this? Did you ever think that these charges were BS?

How about another fact……there are quite a few Police Officers from other cities that train at Din’s school and isn’t interesting that they did not see it as a “Fight Club” or “Illegal Cage Fighting”?

I sure hope that if any of you are accused of something that others will give you the benefit of the doubt, first.

But judging from most of the comments here, you won’t get that …….

Good to see fellow MMA’ers supporting each other (do you get MY sarcasm)?

Bogus charges and sad comments from people that frankly don’t make you sound very intelligent (most of the comments here I should say)….

I go to Din’s school and the guy is very nice in person, despite the “show” that you may have seen him put on in Ultimate Fighter 4.

How about we all do this? Practice what we preach, and give the guy his due process. Innocent until proven guilty. That is supposed to be the American way!

come-on! talk about making an example of one person. How many other people out there run un-sanctioned fights!

The guy was trying to get his guys used to bein in front of the crowd,most were family of people who train with him anyway.Since there isnt any major crime in the area that they can touch ,the police went after him.So all you higher than god people get off your soapboxes.din does alot for the community here and its a shame these guys who used to get there lunch money taken in highschool had to make him an example.